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imac 2009

  1. J

    iMac access via a Thunderbolt 2 to 3 on my new iMac 2019

    Can I recover my iMac access via a Thunderbolt 2 to 3 on my new iMac 2019 Sequoia 15.1.1.(24B91) It will not boot to Safe Mode or to Recovery Mode, but I was told it might be accessible to my 2019 model via Thunderbolt connection. It gets almost to completion in booting then shuts down the...
  2. cancetin

    2009 iMac connect to Intel Mac Mini

    Hello guys, i have 2009 iMac 21.5" (High Sierra 10.13.6). And i have intel mac mini. Windows is now installed on Mac mini. Can I connect Mac mini to iMac display? I bought a cable, do you think it will work? Cable Link They said it will work in this forum with the target display. I am waiting...
  3. S

    Imac not connecting to internet.

    My 2009 iMac started behaving very oddly. On the computer, we have four user profiles set up two of which are admin users. A couple of months ago I noticed that under my user ID(Admin) I'm not able to access the internet but under the other admin ID the internet can be accessed. I have a...
  4. C

    iMac 2009 doesn't register key combinations and always ends up on windows 'No boot device found'

    Hi there, I have acquired some iMacs from 2009 which have had windows 7 put on them for whatever reason. I'm trying to get macOS back on them but whenever I boot them up (current OS is corrupted btw) I get a blank grey screen followed by the PC style 'No boot device available press enter to...
  5. TechInit

    2009 iMac and Core 2 Extreme X9000

    I know this discussion has been had 1000 times, but I'm yet to find a clear answer. To my knowledge, the Core 2 Extreme X9000 does allow the iMac to boot up, but its under clocked to 700MHz. I know this, and it would be simply unacceptable to run this in macOS. However, to my knowledge, this...
  6. G

    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...
  7. easton57

    iMac wont boot recovery or from external drive

    Hey y'all, I've got a strange issue. I purchased a used iMac a couple months ago and it was working fine then. Everything booted fine and stuff. However, I've been having some OS issues and wanted to start fresh with a clean install of High Sierra but this Mac wont boot into recovery mode and it...
  8. Jennlis

    2009 imac base system locked

    i got a hand me down 2009 imac. Came with nothing. Me trying to outsmart the computer attempted to factory reset and ended up deleting EVERYTHING! All i have is the os x base system which is locked. I can’t partition it and there’s no other drive to re-install sierra. How can I fix this?
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    Installed USB 3 in iMac 2009 - but only getting USB 2 speeds

    Hello, I followed the instructions from "https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/adding-usb3-0-to-late-2009-imac-11-1.1979806/#post-26064070" which were limited but gave me a lot of hope. But, after doing it all I find myself with 2 more USB 2 ports. Basically the system identifies a USB 3...
  10. M

    iMac 2009 CPU upgrade?

    I have a late 2009 Imac lying around gathering dust ... I had decided to upgrade it, so I upgraded the ram to 16gb and put in a 512gb ssd- now I want to go further. I know that it has a core 2 duo, but would I be able to put in an i7? And if not, what it the best processor I could put in? I know...
  11. F

    2009 C2D iMac for Lightroom?

    Hi there, I want to buy a cheap used mac for Adobe Lightroom (5,6 or CC. I would use it for 10MP RAW files from a Canon 40D) and I found an iMac with these specs: iMac early 2009 24 inch 2,66 GHz C2D 4GB DDR3 (please tell me if it makes sense to add more RAM) GeForce 9400 w/ 256MB RAM I also...
  12. R

    2009 iMac Ejecting Hard Drive

    Hi been lurking round here for a while and found a lot of help for various issues over the years without having to post. But I can't seem to find a solution for this one. I have a 2009 iMac running OX 10.8.5 over the last few weeks it keeps ejecting one of my 3 external hard drives. A WD 3...
  13. sibby

    early 2009 iMac upgrade advice?

    Hi folks, I'm new to this forum, and have very limited experience with upgrading computers, with the exception of RAM and battery replacements. I own an early 2009 20-inch iMac, 2.66 GHz Intel Core Duo, running OS X 10.9.5. I upgraded the RAM two years ago to 4 GB (1067 MHz DDR3). As one might...
  14. V

    Black screen on iMac 27" late 2009

    I have a late 2009 27" iMac with blue vertical lines. I opened it and tried to bake the video card and put it back in but I got a blank screen with the backlight on. I connected my iMac to TV to see if the video card is toast but it showed up okay on my TV screen. I bought a display port cable...
  15. N

    iMac 24" sensors problem

    Hello Please help :(
  16. T

    Mac switches off during DAW boot up...aaaargh!!! Help!!

    Im lost, totally lost and its driving me insane! I use my mac for music, in particular Reaper, never had any problems at all not one, then all of a sudden I get whichever DAW for music i use and it can be any turn off my iMac at boot stage, usually right at the point of scanning midi hardware...
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    Adding USB3.0 to late 2009 iMac (11,1)

    Hi, as I see a lot of people trying to achieve the same thing on his old imac 27'', and searching the net trying to see if someone has already done this, we end up here thinking it's not possible to swap the mini pci-e wifi card, I'll update with my experience: it works, you can have usb 3.0 on...
  18. Sumleilmus

    black screen iMac 9,1 but boots in target disk mode

    The display on our iMac 9,1 (vintage 2009) (OS 10.9.5 or so) went black. At boot I hear no chime, but I see a brief 1 cm horizontal illuminated band then just more black screen. I can boot it into target disk mode. Having done that, I connected it to a MacBook Pro running the same OS and ran...