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iMac RAM and SSD upgrade, first experience upgrading a computer!
Just wanted to share my experience upgrading an old iMac, my first time doing anything like it. My parents have a 2013 27 inch iMac in their living room that’s starting to show its age with general slowness and some adware I can’t get rid of. I cleared everything off (pictures, documents, etc)... -
[Mac mini Late 2014] Ram upgrade
Hello, to my knowledge there is unfortunately no schematic available anywhere for the Mac mini Late 2014 (Macmini7,1). This is sad because no schematics means it is difficult to repair and even upgrade the ram on those models. And those models are cheap, consume very low power and are very...- gilles_polysoft
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- dosdude1 mac mini ram upgrade
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- Forum: Mac mini
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MP 1,1-5,1 (Solved! Thank you!!) Mac Pro 5,1 is cool with 4 RAM sticks, but won't turn on with 5, 6, 7, or 8
Ey mates! I have a cool old 5,1 that I wanted to inject additional life into. Long story short, it currently has 32GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 (8GB each in 4 slots next to one processor), and I bought 32GB more RAM (same size and specs, different brand) to fill the remaining 4 slots with. I've already...- centradragon
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- boot problems ram ram upgrade
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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RAM Upgrade for iMac Mid 2011 21.5-inch
Hi, I am looking to upgrade my iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5. Based on research, I found available compatible RAMs. But when I tried verifying with their tech support, they told me that they were not compatible. Can you guys help me? These are the ones I found that are I... -
Recommend me some iMac ram
I have a 2016, 27" iMac, which I love. I am wanting to purchase more ram - I don't really need to max it out at 32gb right now, as I probably won't even use 16GB for what I use the machine for. (video rendering, light gaming). Could anyone recommend a good brand of ram to buy for my machine? I... -
iMac - 27-inch Mid 2011 Upgrade Options
Hello All This is my first post on MacRumours. Whilst I'm a long time Apple customer (have been using iPhone since 3G and have had a couple of iPads along the way...), I got my first iMac a few weeks ago. I was keen to learn iOS development (as a hobby) and a friend happened to be selling his... -
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21.5" Late 2013 iMac SSD Upgrade - OWC vs Crucial
Hello. I have a Late 2013 2.7 GHz iMac that is stock (1tb HD, 8gb RAM) that is staring down the barrel of a 16gb RAM and SSD upgrade. Looks like the reliable source for the RAM is OWC. (link: https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/1600DDR3I16P/) However, with the SSD, the price difference... -
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iMac ram upgrade in icloud
Hello! I have an unusual doubt and if you guys can make it clear to me then i would be very happy :). If I upgrade the ram in my 27" iMac after market from 8gb to 16gb, i already know that in the window "about this mac" I will read 16gb of ram, and we all agree about it. But my question is, will...- lostover91
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- configuration icloud imac 27 ram upgrade specifications
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- Forum: iMac
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Upgrading a 2008 Mac Pro: Graphics card recommendations
Hey everyone, I'm looking into buying a used 2008-2009 Mac Pro on ebay. I want to smoothly edit HD videos on FCP, so I was thinking I should upgrade the internals. -At least 16gb RAM -At least 2gb VRAM (graphics card) Here's a link to the Mac I found... -
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Macbook air 2015 RAM UPGRADE
has anyone tried or attempted soldering new memory chips to macbook air logic board?- splekertz
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- logic board macbook air macbook air 2015 ram chips ram upgrade rewa solder
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- Forum: MacBook Air
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Need help upgrading an 2017 iMac
Recently purchased a mid 2017 base model 27 inch iMac with the 1TB fusion drive and am wanting some opinions what I should do for upgrades while trying to keep the cost down a bit. Before I get heckled for not upgrading the ssd upon ordering it the reason I bought the base model with the 1TB...- RonSwansonsMustache
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- imac (mid 2017) ram imac 2017 imac ram upgrade ssd ssd enclosure upgrade ssd
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Imac 21.5 4K 2017 Ram Upgrade
Hello everyone, as I mentioned on title, I want to upgrade ram for my iMac 21.5 4K 2017. Can anyone give me recommendations? what brand should I buy? Corsair or Crucial? Anybody did before?- JasonTran1992
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- 2017 21.5 inch imac 4k ram upgrade
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- Forum: iMac
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RAM Upgrade New iMac 27"
Hi, I am awaiting my new iMac 27" which should arrive this week. I already purchased 64 gb of the recommended RAM ( https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/2400DDR4S64S/ ). My question is, OPTION 1: Does it matter if I install the RAM upgrade 'before' I turn on the computer... -
Crucial 32GB DDR4 2400 for iMac27 issue
I got brand new iMac 27 2017 today with stock 8GB, and ordered Mac certified crucial memory 32gb. When I try to boot up with both in (correctly installed) the iMac won't boot, when I put one or the other alone it boots as well. When I was running only 32 gb crucial the iMac suddenly shut down... -
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2012 13.3" MacBook Pro Upgrade!!
So I'm looking to pick up a used 2012 MacBook Pro and upgrade to a 256+ gig SSD and 16 gig of RAM. Does anyone have any experiences with this and how it went for them, good and bad, and does anyone have any recommendations???- jotygo
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- 13.3" help macboo pro macbook 13 macbook pro (13" mid 2012) macbook pro (13'' late 2012) macbook upgrade ram upgrade ssd upgrade upgrade
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Future-proofing new MacBook 12"
Hi folks, I'm in the market for a 2017 MacBook 12". Since it's not a powerful machine and I'd like to keep it in service for as long as possible, I'm thinking of shelling out for either the 16GB RAM update or the i5 processor upgrade (or both, I guess). I don't plan to do anything especially... -
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iMac 2017: Warning to those adding their own RAM?
So here's an answer from Apple Care that should unsettle anyone considering one of the new iMacs. My question to them: If I were to buy the 8GB base model of the new 27 Inch iMac now, could I install my own RAM later to take it up to 64GB? Their reply: If I order the base 8GB model, while I... -
Resolved WARNING: MBP 2010 Doesn't support Single-Rank RAM!
I am just putting this warning online for other people. It's about RAM compatibility for the MacBook Pro 2010 models. Here are the RAM facts on the 2010 MacBook Pro series, for those curious: - The 13" models have a nVidia 320m which doesn't have any dedicated video RAM. Instead, it shares the...- SteveJobzniak
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- compatible ram macbook pro ram upgrade
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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I have an Old MacBook 4,1 and want Itunes 12.5 so i can connect to ios 10.3.1 iphone 7
Hello everyone, I have a MacBook 4,1 A1181 EMC no.2242 [which I got for free] currently running os x 10.6.8. I am in the process [haven't actually spent any money at this time] of upgrading my ram to 4G via two 2G PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM @ 667 MHz as I only have the 1G installed as two 512MB... -
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RAM upgrade on older MacBook
Hi everyone, I've got this MacBook 4,1 from 2008 that I've been thinking of upgrading it's RAM, in order to make better use of it. Right now it's using its two (1GB each) factory chips with which it came with. Because I don't know that much about computers, could someone clarify if the...- qqurioustiger8945
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- macbook ram upgrade
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- Forum: MacBook