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late 2009

  1. kevinakerberg

    Graphics Card Options for Late 2009 27" iMac

    Hello all, I have a late 2009 27" iMac with the HD 4850 graphics card, which has failed. Looking online right now these parts go for about $200, which is manageable but a lot to ask for such an old machine. But I still would like to the machine repaired. Looking around I've seen that the HD 5750...
  2. nitro912gr

    Returning a macbook to OSX 10.6

    Hello and sorry if this is not the right place to ask, but I'm not sure where to post this. I have a unibody white macbook (late 2009) which unfortunately is at the end of its life, both in support and from a usage point of view. I have it for very rare occasions that I need to do small changes...
  3. I

    iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009, EMC 2308) won’t boot with built-in display connected

    It had a damaged 30 pin display connector (torn off by previous owner) on the logic board & also some minor damage to the 30 pin ribbon cable. I bought a replacement connector and ribbon cable from eBay, just to be sure it would connect properly. Numbers listed on eBay for the ribbon cable...
  4. Morgan Mac

    Low brightness display issue

    Right, I've got a problem and I really need your help. I bought a Mac Pro 4,1 computer in late 2009 with a 24" Apple Cinema Display monitor. In 2013, I was playing a graphically intensive video game and without warning the screen went black. I shut off the computer at the wall, but the screen...
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    Hard drive failure?

    Hey MacRumors - I hope someone would be able to help me out. Whenever I boot up my iMac (27" late 2009 - running Mavericks), it stays in the apple logo screen with the spinning logo underneath it. It never goes further than this. I've tried everything, from resetting the PRAM to boot up in safe...