2009

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I cannot find the answer to this anywhere so would appreciate some help. I have an early 2009 Mac Mini (2.0GHz Core2Duo). I also happen to have an 8GB SODIMM (single SODIMM, 1x8GB not 2x4GB). Now I know the early 2009 models can address up to 8GB of RAM but will they work with a single 8GB DIMM...

So I got this air from my dads work, pretty sure it was over heating pretty bad always around 90c when on youtube or anything demanding on the 1.86Ghz Core 2 Duo, when resting the temps read 60c. I decided to put on some arctic silver 5 on both the 9400m / Nvidia Chipset and the Core 2 Duo. Now...

Does anybody know what the average internal temperature for a 2009 iMac which runs on OS X Yosemite?

Hello! Before I ask my question here is the stats of my mac pro: 2009 Mac Pro (4,1 -- firmware upgraded to 5,1) 8GB DDR3 ECC RAM Intel XEON W3530 2.8GHz 4 Cores 8 Threads OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 My question is that I have two GPUs in the system. One is the stock apple-branded GT120 and the...

Long story short, i need a secondary cheap laptop, 13-15" in size, for web design (1 browser with 5-15 tabs opened, photoshop and illustrator for ads, banners, logos, image touch-ups, generally medium level usage, dreamweaver for some coding). Right now i'm doing my job from this laptop...

I always been wondering if i could upgrade my macs WIFI. I currently own a 2013 TC and sometimes backups can be dreadfully slow on wireless N. I doubt this is possible since in the photo it doesn't seam like a regular mini PCIe connector at all lol. This image is from iFixit so i dont know what...

All I can say is, "oh no!" I upgraded my 2009 Mac Pro firmware to 5,1 then upgrade the CPUs to two 6-core processors, upgraded to 1333 memory, turned it on, works...life was good!! I migrated my Macbook Pro user files over to the hot rodded mac pro. Smooth sailing. Now I wanted to see how...

Hey guys! I just got ahold of an early 2009 MacBook (I believe it's this one: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-2-duo-2.0-white-13-early-2009-nvidia-specs.html) and I don't have a working battery or a charger for it, so it's currently not really usable for me...

Hey so i am considering purchasing a 2009 imac off of ebay for around $250. It is just going to be used for web surfing email and daily tasks such as office. My wife also wants to learn how to code for android development. I was wondering what is everyone's opinion on an iMac that old? Our other...

Hi all, I need your help, like the thread title states, I can't install the nVidia graphics driver update, and the option to choose the nVidia driver as the video card driver is greyed out and the system is defaulting to the Mac driver which is not allowing me to use my GTX 980 in my Mac Pro...

Hello, I posted about the same thing also to the digital audio section but figured this might be a better place to find a solution to my problem. Recently I bought a used Mac pro '09 and I'm using my RME Fireface 400 with it. Everything is stable and working as it should except that every time...

So i just installed a new SSD for my MacBook Pro 13, Mid-2009. Formatted externally, booted up with 'Option', clicked on the drive, and all is well. However, it doesn't boot up as it should normally (apple logo after powering on, etc.) It seems i have to always do the 'Hold Option' thing and...

Hey just wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I have a Mac Pro 2009 and my HDD is starting to fail so I was going to put in an SSD I have spare, however the ports won't line up. My main drive, also a SSD, sits inside a plastic adaptor to line up with the power and SATA...

Hello, recently i installed a SSD in my late 2009 21,5 iMac instead of the superdrive. Unfortunately the negotiated speed link of this SATA-port (NVidia MCP79 AHCI) remains at 1,5G. 1. Now i am wondering if there is a chance, that if i replace the old HD with the SSD, the negotiated link...

Hello everyone, I have an old MBP, I believe it's from 2009 ish. I've replaced the HD once. Since then the MBP has stopped working. I'm about 90% sure it's the HD again. Is it worth it to install a new solid state HD? And maybe add some more RAM? Also how would I get OS x back on to a blank...