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imac (21.5" late 2013)

  1. rampancy

    iM 4,1-14,4 Late-2013 iMac - Spontaneous Reboots?

    So I have a Late-2013 iMac running the latest version of Catalina. Up until now, it's been for the most part working fine off of an external Samsung T7 Shield, since the internal hard drive isn't doing well (DriveDx reports it's at 71% health, but it is at pre-fail status for Load Cycle Count...
  2. aleonline

    Mac starts and minutes later crashes. I restart and it works normally.

    Mac starts and minutes later crashes. I restart and it works normally. I have the new version of OpenCore Legacy Patcher 1.4.3. My iMac version 11.7.10 Big Sur Processor 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 de núcleo quádruplo Memory 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Disc SSD 1TB Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M 2 GB...
  3. iLizbeth iOS

    Menu bar size of MacBooks with notch on other Macs

    I know it's strange but I love the large menu bar on MacBooks with a notch but I want to put it on my iMac. I don't know if it's possible with an app that allows you to change the size as if it had a notch or with OCLP's Mac spoofing
  4. J

    iM 4,1-14,4 Scrambled start-up screen, cannot reinstall OS

    Hi. We have an old 27 inch iMac (2013 I think) that I cannot re-setup. It has an odd scrambled start-up screen as here. My task was to reset this with a new OS. I have formatted the hard drive. I can get to the recovery partition but attempting to reinstall the OS from online just returns a...
  5. E

    How to upgrade my late 2013 iMac 21.5'' to last another decade?

    Hello. I have an original late 2013 iMac 21.5'', which has never required service, never been opened or tampered with. However, it's become very slow over the years, and its 1T hard drive is almost full. I'd like to renew it so it will be fast, high-capacity, robust, and durable and serve me...
  6. I

    macOS Ventura 13.4.1 fail with OCLP

    I recently bought an iMac Late 2013 that supports up to Catalina, but with OCLP I updated it to Ventura 13.4.1, the system was installed and the patches well but then I turned it off and when I turned it back on the system load well but when the screen of the choose user when I chose a user the...
  7. C

    iMac 14,1 21.5' with SSD T7 1T - can I change the cable for Thunderbolt?

    Hello, I got gifted an iMac 2013 21.5 14,1 8GB and thanks to this forum, I updated the OS with OCLP and added an external SSD : SAMSUNG T7 1000 GB I realise now that I would need more USB ports... Could I simply swap the cable of the Samsung SSD for a USB-C to Thunderbolt 1 or 2 ? Or I that...
  8. R

    OCLP 0.6.1 not working on iMAC late 2013 '27

    Hi all, I hope you can help me out with this problem. I have been trying to get Monterey, Big Sur, Ventura on my late 2013 iMAC with OCLP 0.6.1 This did not work. I tried all 3 of them and also on my internal SSD but also on an external SSD. In all cases I get the black screen with stop sign as...
  9. S

    Open core legacy patcher with macOS 12.5 and Nvidia Kepler

    Hi! I made a big mistake. I updated my iMac 21.5 Late 2013 (14.3) to Monterey 12.5 with Open core legacy patcher. Unfortunately I didn't get the latest copy of the patcher but an old one, so I was stuck in login screen as described in Open core website. Trying to solve the issue I started in...
  10. L

    Late 2013 intel i5 iMac to M1 iMac upgrade worth it?

    I have a late 2013 intel i5 iMac with 8gb Ram and Nvidia GeForce GT 750m 1024mb graphics card. Will a new M1 iMac with 8 core GPU be better and faster including editing video at 4K?
  11. W

    Special backup for clean install of MacOS

    MY CURRENT HARDWARE: Late-2013 21.5-inch iMac, Core i5 processor, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD currently running MacOS 10.12.6 Sierra THE PROJECT: Clean-install MacOS Mojave (the last MacOS that will run iPhoto) to eliminate some embedded drive issues (possible software corruption) that are causing...
  12. jnzbunting

    What is the best way to diagnose Fan issues with a 21.5" iMac?

    Hi all, My 21.5" iMac (14,1) has begun having some weird issues with the fan. Under idle use - literally nothing open, the fan will ramp up to c. 4200rpm for a second or two, then stop - this happens about every 30 seconds or so. There are no rogue processes running, this is on a clean...
  13. M

    How can i really know that my imac has a PCI slot, behind the board?

    Hello everyone, how can i determine if an imac 21.5" Late 2013 has a PCI slot, behind the board, before dismantling it? Can i see it from the System Report?
  14. Tonelli

    27' 2011 or 21.5 2013 iMac ?

    Please help ! down to these two , I prefer a bigger screen , but if it's generally a better computer. I will sacrifice the size of the screen ! Here are the specs of the two iMacs Late 2013 iMac 21.5 , 1.12 tab fusion drive, 8gb ram 3.1 ghz i7 850$ Canadian or 640$ US Or Mid 2011 iMac...
  15. Tonelli

    Help Picking between 2 iMacs 2013 !

    hey ! Looking for advice I'm between two iMacs 2013 Late 2013 iMac 27' 24gb ram , 1tb hdd , 3.5ghz i7 800$ Canadian or 602$ US OR Late 2013 iMac 21.5 , 1.12 tab fusion drive, 8gb ram 3.1 ghz i7 850$ Canadian or 640$ US Advice on selection and price would be very helpful !
  16. W

    Instagram accounts

    Hello everyone! I have been using Instagram on my Smartphone (Moto G4 Play) and computer (iMac, using Windowed.app) for a couple years now. I volunteer for a local historic community event. I'd like to set up a dedicated Instagram account for the event that I can administer. Is there a way to...
  17. W

    How do I clean-install Mojave?

    Hi folks! MY CURRENT HARDWARE: iMac 14,3 (late 2013) 21.5-inch model; 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD, ext. SuperDrive USB 3 self-booting thumb drive with MacOS Mojave installer ready MY CURRENT MACOS: MacOS 10.12.6 Sierra (Time Machine backup) OTHER SIGNIFICANT SOFTWARE: Microsoft...