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  1. LarsG5

    Power Mac G3 B&W G4 ZIF upgrade issue

    Hello, I have a problem. I've got a B&W G3 and I've heard it's possible to swap the CPU with PM G4 Yikes!. So, few weeks later I've purchased the latter one, swapped CPUs, powered my B&W on and... does't work, I get 5 beeps and that's all. I've made some research and as far as I know I need to...
  2. A

    Looking for replacement for my old Macbook Pro 17 Late 2011

    Hi everyone! I'm new here. I am currently looking for replacement for my old Macbook Pro 17-inch (late 2011) I have already upgraded my machine with 512GB Samsung 850 Pro SSD and added 2133MHz DDR3 16 GB. It is still fast enough and I love my screen size, however I'm feeling that it is time to...
  3. Hass1234

    Someone please answer my quick question - Is it safe for iOS 9 users to upgrade right now?

    hey guys, so I'm on iOS 9 and I have Pangu jaikbreak, I'm super happy with my jaikbreak but at the same time I wanna try out iOS 10 but not willing to give up my jaikbreak for it, is it safe for iOS 9 users to upgrade right now and get jaikbreak? I really don't wanna lose my jaikbreak. I have an...
  4. SuperKerem

    G4 Cube GPU Upgrade

    Quick question here. I'm looking for a video card to upgrade the stock Rage 128 in my Cube and am in a bit of a dilemma. I don't have another AGP computer to flash a PC video card, I'm using an Apple Studio Display via ADC (would prefer to avoid bulky DVI/VGA adapter cables), and Quartz...
  5. M

    Mac mini 2012 wont boot from new SSD

    I have late 2012 mac mini with an i5, 4 GB of ram and the standard 500GB HDD. The system had really slowed down do I decided to upgrade to and SSD drive. I cloned the current drive using CarbonCloner. I bought a crucial 275GB SSD and cloned the HDD using CarbonCloner. I think I did everything...
  6. Greyhound

    Best Mac Pro Configuration Video Editing

    Hey there Im a absolute newbie, so excuse me if i doing something wrong o_O At the Moment the Situation looks like this: Mac Pro 5.1 2x Quad Core Xeon 3 Gigs of RAM Wich configuration would you recommend to get this baby transformed in a heavy Video editing and render machine? I searced a...
  7. zarathu

    Install El Capitan with Super Duper

    I have an iMac which I just installed El Capitan from the Apple Store. I had to load Oracle Virtual Box with Windows XP to run an old piece of software that will never be in Mac. I have just purchased a MBP late 2011 2.6 IG to replace my aging Thinkpad x200(which runs Ubuntu). The MBP has...
  8. tennisproha

    RAM memory price spikes and fluctuations

    CT2K8G3S160BM That is the model number of the memory I've been trying to buy for like a year now. It hasn't been a priority so I've been occasionally tracking the price, waiting for it to come down further. It hit bottom this past June at $43.99. Spring and Summer of 2016 the prices fluctuated...
  9. AfroUSA

    iMac 5K - 4790K, M295X - thermal compound + second SSD upgrade + Air Vents MOD

    Hi all! It was a pleasure to find this forum beginning of this year. I have iMac 5K with i7-4790K and m295X. After almost 2y of using this desktop, I stuck with unusual high temperatures for CPU and GPU. Idling with Chrome and YouTube, EyeTV, CPU was around 70 up to 102'C while gaming on Windows...
  10. MacinMan

    Trying to make a final Decision

    Hey all, I recently financed a late 2015 27" iMac to replace a late 2013 MacBook Pro 13" Here is some background for the decision, and situation I have here: About a year after I got the MBP, I really had no more need for a laptop, so I used said computer as a desktop for a couple years with...
  11. LAHegarty

    Power Mac G5 - Quad, upgrade options

    Bought myself a Power Mac G5 Quad, you know the PCIe one, something keep drawing me back to them. What are my upgrade options? - SSD? - Graphics? - Raid card, ect? - Whatever you can think of...? Also software essentials? (Other than TenFourFox) I'm running 10.5.8 at present.
  12. dillonbradley4

    nTB vs TB 13" Advice for Graphic Designer

    I'm a soon to graduate graphic designer looking for some advice on my replacement for my Mid 2010 13"MBP. Before I explain the options let me give you a bit of background of my general usage: I use the Adobe suite (mostly photoshop, illustrator, indesign and a little bit of after effects) on a...
  13. politricks

    Macbook Pro Mid-2009 upgrade or sell

    Hi all, I'm not too sure whether to upgrade my MBP or sell it to buy a more recent used machine...a new MBP is out of my financial reach at the moment. The Current specs are the original shipped specs (apart from the RAM upgraded from 4GB to 8GB): MacBook Pro 5.2, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz, 8GB...
  14. AmishIndy

    4,1 Firmware update error 5570

    Just received a 2009 Mac Pro with 10.10.5 Yosemite installed. Whenever I try running the firmware update tool I get the 5570 error message. What should I do? Update: had the firmware update disk image named wrong. I download both version 1 and 1.5. Version 1.5 got renamed with -2.dmg. Now...
  15. vineli

    Switching from the iPhone 5 and a quick Question!

    My iPhone 5 Finally broke on me. I've had it since launch. The battery failed on me. It would go from 100% to 10% within two minutes of use. I managed to get through for a while until two days ago it wouldn't charge up anymore even after 48hrs plugged in nada it finally met its end. I was...
  16. AmishIndy

    Torque tool for Mac Pro?

    So I am considering upgrading my 2010 Mac Pro 2.8 ghz quad to a 3.46ghz six core. I've been reading up on it and found a copy of the service manual. I am especially concerned about the screws. Some indicate that you should count the turns when you loosen them and then turn it the same number...
  17. L

    Upgrading mid 2012 Macbook pro 13

    Hey guys, I actually wanted to buy the new Macbook pro because my old one is at his limits. But, I am really disappointed with the upgrade and want to wait and look for an alternative. In the meantime, I wanted to upgrade my mid 2012 macbook pro but I have no idea about hardware stuff :( That's...
  18. S

    Resolved Mac Pro 1,1 upgrade Mavericks to Yosemite HELP

    Hi all! So I've been trawling through the interwebs looking for info on how to upgrade my mavericks install to Yosemite but if anything, I'm more confused now! I did the install to Mavericks a couple of years ago and to be quite honest, I'm not sure exactly which process I used however I do...
  19. B

    Doubts regarding MacBook Pro 13"

    Hi all, I already searched the forum, but could not find any reply that could satisfy my doubts. I currently own a Late 2011 13" MacBook Pro with a 2.4 GHz i5 and 4 GB 1333 MHz of RAM. I feel that is finally time to update this machine, but looking at the prices for the 13" that are available...
  20. J

    Upgrading OS on Mac Pro Early 2008- 10.8 vs 10.11

    Hi all, I need to update my system to use software that requires at least Mountain Lion 10.8 to work. I currently have Lion 10.7. I was thinking of getting El Capitan, which is the latest OS my system will support (Mac Pro early 2008). However, I've read that some people had issues with the...