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2006

  1. yrduougyuc

    Beefing up old iMac as Time Machine Server

    So today I dropped my external hard drive containing my backups and it's not turning on anymore. This got me thinking, carrying around my backups with me is kind of stupid (I travel quite a lot), so I had an idea: I've got a 2006 iMac at home, as well as a version of 10.6 Server which should run...
  2. fearN4UT

    My SSD not recognized in 2006 MBP

    Hello this is my first forum post ever. (My main computer is a Vaio Laptop and I have a desk external HDD.) I am posting because I was gifted a MacBook Pro 2006 non-unibody A1150 Core Duo 1.86(not Core 2 Duo). My boss didn't want it and so my wife wanted a Mac just to do simple school work on...
  3. S

    How far can you upgrade a 2006 Mac Pro Tower?

    Greetings, My father bought a 2006 Mac pro tower. Its has the Intel Xeon 2.66 dual core cpu and is running Mac OSX Lion, 10.7.5. Here are all the specs: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/specs/mac-pro-quad-2.66-specs.html He want to be able to run 64bit software and the latest...
  4. Entrix

    No sound after W7 32bits install iMac G5

    Hi there, First of all thanks for reading this, I'm in big trouble. I've just installed W7 32 bits on my iMac G5 2006 and the sound doesn't work anymore for the windows part. When I boot the computer, before it gets on Windows, there is the chime going on and then, no more sound. I've tryied to...
  5. I

    Maverics or El Capitón 2006 Mac Pro?

    hey guys I did some searching and basically found too much info, I just want to know the basics on what I need to do. We have had this Pro for a while now, and figured it's about time she got some love. It has 2, 2.66 4 core chips I believe, and I want to say 16gb of ram. It's a powerhouse...
  6. thecoke091

    Macbook 2006 OS Issues

    I recently bought a first gen macbook (2006, not late 2006) and it was described as having no OS. I have fixed many of these before by simply reinstalling OSx on it, and replacing a hard drive here and there, but this one is different. If i do not press any keys on boot, just the power button...
  7. M

    Mac Pro 1,1 + Lycom DT-120 + Samsung SM951

    I have one of the first Mac Pros from 2006, and I want to move my OS to an SSD to increase performance. I have all of the SATA bays full with large spinning disks, so my plan was to install an SSD in a PCI adapter card. Here is my set-up: Mac Pro 1,1 (2006), running Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lycom DT-120...