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2009 imac
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iM 4,1-14,4 What upgrades are available and recommended 2009 iMac 10,1
I have a 21.5inch, Late 2009 iMac Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 4GB 1067MHz DDR3 RAM Nvidia GeForce 9400, 256MB GPU I've been searching the forums, and I'm a bit confused as to what upgrades are possible. I've been told that my iMac can take a Xeon processor, but I can't find anything definitive about...- Raditude
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- 2009 imac multiple upgrades
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- Forum: Early Intel Macs
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iMac 2009 black screen
I need help with my Fall 2009 iMac which sounds like it’s turning on and running but the screen remains black. I can’t remember the last update that I applied but it was probably El Capitan. Both my wireless keyboard and mouse are blinking at me so they’re probably not synced anymore to it. I... -
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New keyboard for 2009 iMac
So yesterday my original 2009 Apple Wireless Keyboard (that came with the iMac) died. I think it was a water issue. Some keys still work, but most don’t. The QWERTY row doesn’t, the ASDF row does, the ZXCV row doesn’t. Now I’m wondering what new keyboard I can replace it with. Though a bit...- ManuelGnR
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- 2009 imac apple magic keyboard apple wireless magic keyboard wireless keyboard
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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iMac 27 Late 2009 with Geforce GTX 765M
I have decided to open a query to see if I find a solution to the low performance of the equipment. It is a iMac 27 2009 with GTX 765M flashed by Nick, I have also put ssd of 1 Tb. The optical drive fans go full speed but with "SSD Fan Control" I can slow them down. The equipment works well... -
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Help with Imac late 2009 please.
Hello everyone, Story shot. My brother gave me a (Brand New) (Cannot find the DVDs) Imac 2009 A1311 emc 2308 3.06Ghz that he had in his storage and forgot about it. I started the Imac everything works great. I did some updates > reboot and then (White screen with a folder and question mark)... -
2009 iMac Upgrade.
Hello! A few years ago I bought an early 09 iMac with the GT130 GPU and 3.06 Penryn CPU. I gave it to my mother because she needed something to watch netflix, hulu, and youtube on. It works... Well it works... most of the time. It has symptoms of a bad GPU, where the screen distorts or just... -
Only LED #1 Turns On Late 2009 27" iMac
Hi everyone, I received a 27" late 2009 iMac from a friend who said it wouldn't start. Upon taking it apart and investigating, I found that several internal cables were broken and the video card was loose. After replacing these cables and reseating the video card (also had to add RAM) I tried to...- kevinakerberg
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- 2009 2009 imac broken imac wont boot
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Viability of a 2009 iMac in 2019
I recently came across an ad for an early 2009 20" iMac version 10.10.5 with 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. It has 2GB of memory. As you can probably tell I don't know much about Macs. I currently just have an hp laptop and am looking to upgrade to a more powerful desk computer. Is this mac...- Balloonman
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Refurbed iMac - best year for a good deal?
Hi folks, I currently own a 20" early 2009 iMac with 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 8 GB RAM and 320 GB SATA, running OS 10.9.5. After heavy use (I work from home) it's been having issues over the past year (occasionally needs fresh power cycle to boot up, grey screen occasionally on start up... -
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Early 2009 iMac, Horizontal Shading & Lines
I have an Early 2009 24” iMac (Model # A 1225, dual core Intel, running 10.6.8) and it still works great. But in the past few months it’s developed screen anomalies. First, a very thin white line appeared horizontally right above my (bottomed) dock. Then two more such lines, showed up, just...- CaptainWill
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- 2009 imac screen artifacts
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Late 2009 iMac and Gig Internet
Good Morning, I have a late 2009 iMac, which I recently upgraded with 12GBs of memory and a SSD hard drive to give it new life. I just upgraded my internet to 1000Mbps. I was wondering if there was a way to upgrade my computer to handle speeds anywhere near that via WiFi. Can I just upgrade my... -
late 2009 iMac HD wont erase, caused by human error
Hello everyone. Sorry to waste you guys time but I hate to sound slow, or retarded but I'm just ill informed about Apple products. My husband made us all switch and it has really been great up until I tried to reset my iMac and do it the wrong way. I have to be thorough in my description of my... -
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) external display
This is an old question that have not been yet solve in the net. I have an iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) -Sierra 10.12.6 and I would like to use as a display from my MacBook pro (retina 13-inch, late 2012) I read all over that it is not possible (It have to be 27-inch or later 2014). But... -
Target display mode and DVI? (2009 iMac 27")
I have a late 2009 iMac 27", and I'd like to use target display mode with my 2006 Mac Pro, so that I can use both machines and one desk. The problem is that the Mac Pro only has DVI outputs. If I get a DVI to Mini Displayport adapter, will TDM work? -
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Need Help: 4TB internal HDD not working inside iMac 24
Hi. Anybody have experience with using a 4TB internal HDD in the iMac 24? If so, what brand and model drive did you use? I need help with a puzzling 4TB HDD issue in my early-2009 iMac 24 (iMac9,1; OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard; 8GB RAM). I'm trying to replace the original 1TB internal HDD with a...- HardBoiled92
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- 2009 imac hdd does not mount hdd issues imac 24 sata
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- Forum: iMac
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Have I fanally been left behind by MAC OS High Sierra
I have a 2009 IMac with 9Gb of RAM and the intel Core 2 Duo chipset. I have a wireless aluninium key board and the old wireless mouse. I am told that my mouse cannot be replaced by the new keyboard or mouse as the computer does not support the right USB level or words to that effect. Some of... -
Best place to buy latest 2017 iMac Desktop
I have a 2009 iMac Desktop (21.5"). It came with 4GB installed memory. The 500 GB SATA HD shows 406GB free of 499GB. I'm running El Capitan ...but I really dislike the "Photos" application. The La Cie external drive for my Time Machine backups has only 122GB of backup space remaining ...and... -
2009 iMac Screen problem, please help!
I am running a 27 Inch 2009 i7 iMac which was having problems, The graphics card has been repaired before. When I turned it on It had these lines on the screen. I was told it was an LCD problem by a user. I went ahead and ordered an LCD, I installed it and booted it up again and as you...- lightningsalesuk
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- 2009 imac 27 imac 27 inch graphic card i7 processor lcd lcd screen
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2016 MBP to 2009 iMac (as monitor) in Target Display Mode
Hey all, I just received my new MBP, its awesome and I love it. However I'm trying to connect it to my late 2009 iMac 27" using the Belkin mini display port > Thunderbolt 2 > USB-C. The cable worked great with my 2011 MBP as soon as it was plugged in it went into Target Display Mode and was able...- frippdesign
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- 2009 imac 2016 mbp display extra monitor macbook pro target display mode
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- Forum: MacBook Pro