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Anyhow, I thought he was talking about the actual LCD screen, behind the glass.
BTW, does the front glass even have an anti-glare coating?
For the LCD panel, Apple Technician Guide introduced the rubber roller to remove the static dust.
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HELP! 2009 iMac issues.
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For the LCD panel, Apple Technician Guide introduced the rubber roller to remove the static dust.
I forgot to ask. Did the High Sierra installer by default convert your HFS+ formatted drive to APFS?
Just curious.
Just curious.
Good idea. I just used compressed air, and have those stickers that come with iPhone glass protectors for the stubborn bits.
Cool thx.
I'm assuming you didn't manually select APFS. If not, then the installer automatically converted it to APFS by default. Good.
Good luck with the front glass. That's pretty quick shipping.
BTW, one last thing I forgot mention. You need to check if TRIM is enabled or not. How to check the TRIM status:
www.lifewire.com
If TRIM is not enabled, then the link provides the Terminal command to enable it.
I'm assuming you didn't manually select APFS. If not, then the installer automatically converted it to APFS by default. Good.
Good luck with the front glass. That's pretty quick shipping.
BTW, one last thing I forgot mention. You need to check if TRIM is enabled or not. How to check the TRIM status:
Turn on TRIM for the SSD on Your Mac
TRIM is disabled in OS X for third-party SSDs, but with this simple Terminal command, you can enable TRIM for any SSD you have added to your Mac.
If TRIM is not enabled, then the link provides the Terminal command to enable it.
Nice! One person's trash is a MacRumors member's treasure... 
BTW, in 2020 I bought a top of the line 2007 Mac Pro for CA$100. The person found it in the trash too. It was at the curb ready for garbage pickup. He picked it up and turned it on, but it had all sorts of graphics anomalies so he didn't know what to do with it after that and just put it up for sale for $100. I checked it out and figured it was a dying video card so I bought it, took it home, and put in another video card. Worked perfectly. Interestingly, it has a newer firmware then anyone at MacRumors had ever seen, because it's even newer than the firmware update installer that is on Apple's website as the latest version. I suspect it's because my garbage-picked unit was manufactured mere days before it was discontinued.
BTW, in 2020 I bought a top of the line 2007 Mac Pro for CA$100. The person found it in the trash too. It was at the curb ready for garbage pickup. He picked it up and turned it on, but it had all sorts of graphics anomalies so he didn't know what to do with it after that and just put it up for sale for $100. I checked it out and figured it was a dying video card so I bought it, took it home, and put in another video card. Worked perfectly. Interestingly, it has a newer firmware then anyone at MacRumors had ever seen, because it's even newer than the firmware update installer that is on Apple's website as the latest version. I suspect it's because my garbage-picked unit was manufactured mere days before it was discontinued.
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big update! never put the Imac into service. just parked it. recently turn it, back to pink. graphics card??
yup, this is me!
i'd like to consider fixing it, esp. since i did all that work earlier. best cards to purchase?
i'd like to consider fixing it, esp. since i did all that work earlier. best cards to purchase?
I got Quadro M4000m on the iMac 2009 my son is using. (99$ incl shipping)
Stay on High Sierra as all he has been doing is web surfing and study online.
But maybe Ventura is possible with it (using OCLP and some tweaks on the config.plist file)
On the other iMac 2009 (which sits idling in the corner), I installed a FirePro M6100 ($40) for a cheap fix.
Still have a Firepro S7100x and a WX4170 with no BIOS chip in my closet. Very discouraged as PCIe card price is plumetting.
I used the suction cups once or twice on my iMacs. Now I only use my finger nails.
It's much easier to control the force and avoid the risk of cracking the glass because of unbalanced force (I know a few people cracking the glass because of using suction cup)
Nice touch on removing the graphic card. I broke the Q901 transistor twice when removing my graphic cards. Had to take the iMac to a phone repair shop for resoldering.
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Then there will be quite a few things you can learn from that video.
Have you decided on your graphic card yet? Or decide how much you are going to pay for it?
no. have to fully watch the video first. very busy, hoping to get ideas on the forum. might have to open a new thread.
a sideways followup question. since i won't be able to use this imac, i might have a use for the Crucial 1 tb hard drive. i need a new hard drive for my 2016 dell laptop. i did download the OS onto this drive, but i presume i can erase it and download a windows OS, if i can use it in the dell. any restrictions or comparability issues? Rather use one I have than buy another. here is the Crucial, and here is the bad dell drive.
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