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Glacially slow old iMac; I've run out of ideas
I have a Late 2014 27" Retina iMac. It's semi-retired (replaced by new Macs for everyday use) but still used periodically for various tasks. Last week, without warning, it started to run unusably slowly. Rebooting didn't help; booting in Recovery and running Disk Utility didn't help (no... -
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Do these cpu socket pins look good enough to run?
These Pins are from a Late 2012 iMac. Do they look like they could work? I accidentally bent them and now I feel like they are unbent, but not sure. -
Issues with 2020 iMac Crashing Regularly
Hi All, One of my users has 2020 iMac and its always been a bit of a problem child. I used it for a couple of years for graphics processing and then he inherited it from me. Its used in a print shop for digital prepress in the commercial printing industry. The primary applications we run on it...- CoderChris358
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- 2020 crashing imac sequoia
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iMac 20'' (Early 2009) Stuck on White Screen – Boot Selector Not Working
Hello everyone, I have a problem with my 20" iMac from early 2009. A few months ago, my father gave me the iMac to reinstall it and install a fresh operating system. At that time, the Mac had a 320GB Apple HDD and 8GB of RAM installed. Reinstalling proved difficult because the Mac does not show... -
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Updated to Ventura using opencore legacy patcher. I need help!!
So I have a 27" late 2015 iMac that was running the latest version of monterey. I needed to update to Ventura because my adobe lightroom, photoshop, and camera raw were no longer supported. I followed Mr. Macintosh YouTube video on how to install Ventura on an unsupported mac. I followed... -
iM 4,1-14,4 Where are my Bluetooth Bros? Got a real doozy for you...
My iMac 2011 E2428 is now upgraded with 32gb and i72600s. I decided to try out OCLP and run Sequoia, which *might* be my issue... I picked up a refurbished magic keyboard and mouse. I can connect both to the iMac via BT and they both show as connected. Mouse works fine. Keyboard on the other...- Lucero79
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- bluetooth imac magic keyboard
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- Forum: Early Intel Macs
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Which Macs will skip M5 and wait for M6?
I've got a feeling the Mini and iMac will wait over 2 years for an update from M4 to M6. Which I'm fine with. Perhaps the Studio and Pro too?- hoorayforhollywood
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- #macstudio imac macmini macpro
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- Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
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Viewable screen area between iMac 27" and Apple Silicon iMac 24"
Hello, I was curious if anyone knew how the viewable area on the iMac 27" compares with the viewable area on the Apple Silicon iMac 24". It looks like the newer iMacs have much smaller nonviewable space and I wanted to see how much of a difference that would be. Any info anyone has would be...- 83TSP
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- buy advice imac
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Should I buy an M4 iMac or M4 Mini Pro (using spare monitor)?
It's time to replace my trusty 21.5-inch Retina 4K 2017 iMac with an M4 mac. I use it as an everyday machine, but also edit photos and videos using it. The obvious choice is to just get the new M4 iMac that provides a quality all-in-one experience - the screen looks incredible, it will fit on...- ubinko
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- imac mini
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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iM 4,1-14,4 Help with iMac 2428
Hi all, newbie alert.... I recently inherited a borked iMac (Mid 2011 - I think), E2428. It had 4GB Ram, i3 and the AMD Radeon HD 6750M card. The latter has died, (banding on the screen, Apple logo, then reboot). So I've looked at what options are available to experiment. I was a bit...- Lucero79
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- amd radeon hd 6770m e2428 imac
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- Forum: Early Intel Macs
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Base Mac Mini vs iMac 10-core: Can you beat the All in One?:
Hello! I am curious to know - what peripherals would you buy to add to a M4 mac mini that would create a package that would be cheaper but just as good quality, than the 10-core M4 iMac? Or maybe peripherals that add up to about the same price as the iMac, but better quality. Is this possible...- permanoob
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- comparison imac m4 chip mac mini
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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iMac M1 + M3 - USB-C accessories
Hey, I've talked with Apple Support to get a trackpad for my green 2021 iMac and they say that I can order it with USB-C, so i think that means all the accessories you want to order for your M1/M3 iMac are now USB-C, so you don't have to upgrade for these accessories (especially as the back...- btz-tech23
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- imac imac m1 imac m1 24 in imac m3 m1 apple silicon m1 imac m3 chip m3 imac mac
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- Forum: Mac Accessories
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macOS Sonoma 14.7 - Bugs, fixes, changes
Sonoma 14.7 BUG FOUND SO FAR: MANY contextual menu (right-click) items missing, built-in and added on from other apps. So far most important is no longer able to compress any applications (used to compress & save to desktop automatically, now it won't do that) and most are missing in other...- cadec
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- 14.7 desktop imac intel macos update sonoma sonoma 14.7 update
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- Forum: macOS Sonoma (14)
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iM 4,1-14,4 I Broke My iMac
This is so embarrassing, but here it goes... A few weeks ago, I decided to upgrade my 27" Late 2012 iMac with a shiny new 500GB SSD. For a brief, glorious moment, it worked like a dream! But then, disaster struck: I found the screws from the left speaker lying on my carpet. I knew loose screws...- Hawk108
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- broken imac logic board
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- Forum: Early Intel Macs
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How to run Mojave (10.14) on a 2017 iMac with Ventura (13.7) ?
Hi folks! At the moment I use a 2017 iMac with Ventura (13.7) and it's perfect for all my needs. Except for one thing. I need to use for work some specific old software that only run under Mojave (10.14) or earlier. Can't use the software above Mojave. What would be the best way and solution... -
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iM 4,1-14,4 Please help: Core 2 Duo upgrade having issues in 4,1 iMac
Hi all. Recently I bought a Core Duo 2006 iMac 4,1 and read you can upgrade it to a T7400 C2D, and you have to upgrade the firmware after you install the CPU to get more ram and Lion support. But after installing a T7400, SSD, and replacement dvd drive, I get a chime and about a second of...- jrm0522
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- core 2 duo core duo help imac
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- Forum: Early Intel Macs
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iMac 27" 2011 Woes
Greetings all, A friend gifted me a 27" iMac, from 2011, and right now I am just looking for some stability with it. When he gave it to me, he somehow managed to get Sonoma installed, but the hardware, given its age, was having a panic attack and it didn't work right. After MUCH fighting with a...- buttongerald
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- helper application imac openemu
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Is anyone experiencing unending syncing between iOS18 iphone15ProMax and iCloud?
I'm going on day 3 and the iPhone is still syncing w iCloud. I don't have a giant amount of data. my iPhones have never done this. syncing is to iCloud, not my iMac. Boy that was a mistake.- blackxacto
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- imac ios18 sequoia sync iphone
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- Forum: iOS 18
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Looking for reliable 3rd party Backup software
Im on a M1 iMac using TimeMachine, but I also have external discs that I need backed up to my NAS regularly. I need incremental backups, that's why CCC is no recommendation as it has no real incremental backups. For the last year I used Acronis software, only with the release of OSX15 they show... -
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External Monitor Spec Recommendations for my 2019 iMac 17" i9
Hello, I am looking for recommended specs I should consider when shopping for 2 monitors for my home office. I'll primarily be using them for my work assigned Lenovo Thinkpad laptop, BUT I'd also like to ensure they work with my 2019 iMac core i9. Work Needs: My work needs are simple I'll just...
