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What buy with iPad Pro - Mac mini or iMac (graphic designer)
Hello! At this moment I am owner of Macbook Pro with Touchbar (upgrade RAM to 16GB). But I realised that I have MB almost always at home and it works more like station connect to display. (Only sometimes I take MB to some meeting) . So I would like to buy iPad Pro and MB change for... And right... -
Early-2008 iMac not booting
Howdy all, I was recently given an early-2008 iMac (specifically, this one) of the 3.06GHz variety. I was told that the machine had a dead hard drive, so upon receiving the machine, I disassembled it entirely, replaced the thermal paste on the GPU and CPU, then put it back together with a new...- gts250gamer101
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- el capitan frozen imac installation no boot os x os x lion problem stuck
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- Forum: iMac
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macOS Randomly Mutes and un-Mutes while in Target Display Mode
Hey guys, I have been having a bit of a weird issue since beta and I've done countless clean installs of Catalina since it's official release attempting to fix this. I have a 2013 iMac being used in Target display mode to add a display to a 2017 iMac 5k which I use strictly for work. I do...- Fenryx
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- imac mute sound
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
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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? -
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Upgrades for iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
Hi I am looking to do some upgrades to my iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) iMac17,1 Quad-Core Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz. Want to upgrade the CPU and the SATA mechanical drive. Can anyone tell me if the Intel i7-6700K is the fastest CPU you can put in this particular imac? Can you put an i9 for... -
Do I need a DAC to fix low volume stereo out on 2019 iMac?
I have 2 Edifier monitor speakers connected to my 2019 iMac 27" through the headphone out jack. The audio volume is very low and I have to turn the audio up almost to max to hear them well. I recently connected my Windows PC to them, also using stereo out, and almost blew my speakers. I... -
Need help backing up files
Hi, i'm in trouble! My imac takes forever to boot. I started holding cmnd + r and use disk utility to run first aids but it can't solve the issue. Now i need to back up all my files and later restore to 0 my hard drive, this is what i undestand so far. (Sorry for my bad english) does anybody...- Martina.mora
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- back up disk utility error help imac won't boot
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- Forum: iMac
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Unusual drive setup on Catalina - includes "Macintosh HD - Data - Data"
I upgraded Mojave to Catalina, however two apps* disappeared and a Logitech keyboard stopped working (in a strange way). (*PixelSnap and CleanShot - which are known to work on Catalina.) I wondered what other problems upgrading to Catalina might have caused, so decided to do a clean install by...- AlexRowan
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- catalina imac
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
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Imac 21.5" Late 2012 Freezes during boot
Have a Late 2012 Imac 12.5" that is freezing during the boot process, the status bar stalls at about halfway (sometimes 99% of the way). The unit will boot into Safe Mode though. I have replaced the hard drive because I originally thought that was failing but this has not helped. I have also...- pmfjoe
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- freezing imac
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Missing space after bootcamp uninstall (Fusion Drive)
Hi guys, I’ve looked around the forum and found a couple of solutions that might work but don’t know which one exactly applies to my particular situation, as I am a noob when it comes to terminal and commands. So i would be very greatful if u could assist me with this problem. Like many other...- WarMaster115
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- bootcamp fusion hdd imac
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iMac Mid 2010 | Native Apps Outdated --> Install Catalina?
Hi everyone, I'm Francesco from Italy. I currently own an iMac 21'' Mid 2010 equipped with 16 GB of RAM (Crucial) and a double-hard drive configuration (SSD + 1 HDD). The machine works fine, but I'm still stuck on Mac Os 10.13.6 (High Sierra). I use very frequently Pages, Numbers and Keynote... -
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iMac 2019 i9 vs base iMac Pro
I am deciding between two iMacs (new) and I do not know what option I should buy. I will select one of them. The current prices that they offered me (both new) are the following: 1. iMac 2019 (i9, Vega 48, 1TB SSD, 40GB RAM): €3,290 (I recently returned one wih this configuration because it... -
Upgrading iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019 - SSD
Hello, I would like to upgrade my iMac with a powerfull SSD: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/S3DAPT4MA10K Tutorial: https://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac-27-inch-5k-2019-pciessd/ My question is that if I have to replace the HDD too or not ? It is important for me to use macOS +... -
2010 27" iMac new HDD and loud fan problems
I recently decided to add an SSD to my Mid 2010 27" iMac while keeping the original HDD for storage. I purchased part 922-9531 to be able to keep both drives. Needless to say that the installation was a fun experience. Unfortunately, soon after I put together the machine I noticed that the fan...- Evildude683
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- 2010 27" dual drive firecuda imac ssd
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help with iMac crashing - PPM002
I have a 2013 27" iMac that has been upgraded to a 1TB SSD and 32GB of RAM approximately 3 months ago. As of a few weeks ago, I've been experiencing kernel panics and shutdowns. I ran the diagnostics test and it came back with a PPM002 error, and additional PPM003 and PPM004 errors. According...- Queen of Spades
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Trying to swap hard drives on a late 2015 iMac 27, ran into trouble, help!
My late 2015 iMac recently went kaput with the disk with the question mark flashing. Took down to the Genius Bar and they said the hard drive was gone and said they would repair it with a new one for a couple hundred bucks. Few days later they called back and said because I had gotten a custom...- amandaj333
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- diy hard drive imac
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2014 27" iMac and Sidecar Performance
I've used Astropad Pro for a while with a 2014 27" iMac. Its performance has been fine, but I think the $12/month subscription is a bit of a price gouge. I was excited about Sidecar and recently updated to iPad OS 13 and Catalina beta to realize my iMac is not supported. I've found the work... -
Fusion drive between NVMe and SATA SSD?
My late-2015 27" iMac has been feeling slow lately when there's a lot of disk access going on (like when running VMWare). It's pretty clear the bottleneck is the existing 2.2TB fusion drive. I was thinking of replacing the stock drive components with a 2TB NVMe, but then was wondering if some... -
1Password users, why a red lock?
To use 1P I must enter my 1P "master password" most times I want to use 1P. After my computer runs continuously all afternoon, working at home, if I choose the 1P icon in my menubar and enter my 1P password, I get the 1P RED LOCK and the password blank shakes. It's the same 1P Master password I...- blackxacto
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- 1password imac password red lock
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- Forum: Mac Apps
