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    Will higher frequency ram work on 2020 iMac?

    Im trying to upgrade the RAM on an 2020 5k iMac 27". It currently has 8gb not sure if its using two slots or one, however I wanna upgrade to 32gb. I found on crucial the following item [2 x 16gb 2666MHz](https://www.crucial.com/memory/ddr4/ct2k16g4sfra32a) but unfortunatedly, it does not get...
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    DDR3 OR DDR3L?

    HI, Can I install RAM PC3L 16G DDR3L 12800 on a late 2013 iMac a1418 EMC2368, or it has to be RAM PC3 16GB DDR3 12800? thx in advance!
  3. phillytim

    Can a second display be added to the iMac M1?

    Could a secondary display be added and used with the current iMac, whether it be an HDMI or DisplayPort or ThunderBolt display?
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    Using Mac Mini with iMac monitor… Is it possible?

    If I purchase the top of the line newest version of the Mac Mini can I hook it up to my 2013 27 inch iMac and use that monitor instead of buying a new monitor right now? Will my programs run slower if I can?
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    I need help making a buying decision!!

    I have a 2013 27 inch iMac and it has gotten so slow as I upgrade to new Mac OS operating systems. I need to buy a new desktop computer very soon but I’m getting tired waiting around for the new iMacs to be released. Now they say they may be released in November! It’s only been over 800 days...
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    2019 iMac Thunderbolt 3 port not stable

    I am getting disconnects to my external HDD enclosures when I tilt the screen on my iMac. I am of the opinion that those Thunderbolt (USB C) cable connections on the iMac should not be so extremely sensitive to touch and subtle movement. I could lose data from these types of disconnects! Has...
  7. B S Magnet

    ℹ️ Discussion: the Early Intel Macs versus Late Intel Macs conversation lives anew and lives here

    [Mods: If you want to move this from Early Intel Macs over to Site & Forum Feedback, post a reply to this thread with, maybe, a few days’ advance notice. Cheers!] Confession time: For the last few months, I’ve been dropping in on other, model-specific forums to check whether there are any new...
  8. O

    Connecting a 2015 iMac to an LG UltraFine Monitor

    I'm trying to see what I'm doing wrong in this process and I can't figure it out I have a 2015 27 iMac with a 2GB R9 M380 graphics card It's running MacOS Catalina I am trying to connect this iMac to an LG Ultrafine 5K 27MD5KL monitor Documentation says this should work with an Apple OEM USBC to...
  9. B S Magnet

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️ℹ️ NEW HERE? READ ME! Post your iMac topics for 2006–2013ish models on Early Intel Macs forum!

    Hey all, from one iMac user to all of you iMac folks: A few months ago, forum posts relating to Intel Mac models made between 2006 and (roughly) 2011, began being moved over to the Early Intel Macs forum. (iMac G3s, G4s, and G5s, of course, always have had a home at the PowerPC Macs forum.)...
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    iMac needs some major upgrades

    I currently have a 27'' iMac (Late 2009) that I really need to upgrade. Right now it struggles to play YouTube videos so that's a major issue. I would like to upgrade the processor, graphics card, add more ram and put a 1 TB SSD in this system if possible. Can someone recommend the best parts...
  11. PowerPCFan

    A quick question about Stacks, the quick way to organize your desktop

    So I used to have NO folders and I just used Stacks. However, I found that it was stressful to find stuff, so I switched to ALL folders and NO stacks. But that made me miss Stacks. So then I switched to a MIX of folders and Stacks. I was happy, but there was one problem: I can’t move the folders...
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    Desperately need to restore from a backup!

    My old iMac hard disk died and I got a new one installed. My iMac now works, but I can't seem to restore from the backup file I have on an external drive. It's not formatted as a Time Machine disk, but is an external drive with other files AND this backup file. How can I access that file or...
  13. dobratzp

    Replacing a 5th gen Airport Time Capsule with... a 2009 iMac

    We used the Apple AirPort Time Capsule for a number of years (and even plugged in an external USB drive when the internal drive failed), but it seems that this is the end of the road for Apple routers. We've also been replacing Intel x86 Macs with Apple Silicon varieties. Old Setup: 2 ISPs =>...
  14. Alvin777

    iPhone's & iMac's Airdrops See Each Other But Both Can't Send Nor Receive

    Hello Mac friends, w/ the iPhone's and iMac's Bluetooths ON, their Airdrops can see each other, I can also copy paste to and from between them but when I drag a PDF to the iPhone Airdrop on the iMac nothing happens, it's not in the Files app nor any app; or when I use Share to send a photo to...
  15. DigitalAR

    What would you do with 2 iMac Computers? (And 2 extra Apple Monitors)

    Good morning, I recently came across a friend who was getting rid of their 2013 (21.5) iMac. I upgraded the internals and now is running 16GB and 1TB RAM of SSD storage and it runs great. 99% of the time I’m just browsing, listening to music/movie, typing documents, occasionally editing...
  16. el.rafar

    USB C / Thunderbolt hub / dock for the iMac

    Hi everyone! I have an 2017 27” iMac and I’m looking for an usb c / Thunderbolt hub / dock for my imac Today I’m running: USB c to HDMI USB C to charger USB A to: keyboard, mouse, streamdeck and external mic Everything I have a look has 12, 15, 20 ports and things but i feel that half of...
  17. PowerPCFan

    Very strange issue on an iMac

    (As a side note, if you read my post about me “possibly wrecking my Mac,” this was happening before that so this isn’t a result of the possibly corrupted update.) So my dad, the admin of the iMac 21.5” late 2015, is experiencing very slow performance. Just going to a website, such as usps.com...
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    Startup time reaaaaly slow

    Hello guys, I upgraded my late 2015 27" iMac to Monterey from Mojave. It's now taking some 5 minutes to startup from an external SSD. Mojave took less than a minute. What is going on here? Any ideas? Thanks
  19. PowerPCFan

    Windows XP on an iMac?

    I want to run Windows XP in a virtual machine on my iMac (late 2015 21.5” iMac) but I don’t know what VM to use. I would run it natively but I don’t have an old pc that can run XP. Please don’t reply “use boot camp,” I know that might work but I can’t do that, I just want to run XP inside of...
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    Hello, what distribution of Linux is best for the iMac10,1

    Hello, I am new to these forums. It is probably going to be my only post since I do not own any apple products anymore. (Not by choice.) I wanted to know what distro of linux would be the best for this version of iMac. I've tried Ubuntu, however it was incredibly glitchy and borderline...