iMac 11,3 mid 2010 and Xeon X3430 lets talk about.

[Schprecher]

Is it really that hard to understand? Those words are editable! The "about my Mac" may or may not shows the config correctly in a hack. In case it's wrong, those hackintosh guy can edit the string. In fact, you can make it something like this.

Okay, think.
If we take result from sysctl and putting it
onto strings, uses "Set environment" in "About this Mac"

Let smart programmers says
possible that or p*** of s***.
sorry for bad words, but
other i cant say about "About this Mac" Strings and Apples Damn Code Engineers.

 

[h9826790]

In this sense, I agree with you.

However, there must be a reason why they want to do the extra work and display the info from somewhere else but not reading directly from the hardware. My guess would be they want to keep that "about my Mac" more "readable" for normal user.

e.g. "2.4GHz 4-core Intel Xeon"

Rather than "Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3430 @ 2.40GHz"

May be they believe the word (R), X3430, and CPU is quite meaningless for normal user, but the 4-core is more important. So they re-write this hardware spec in a more "user friendly" way.

This should work flawlessly if you own a mac in any stock config. However, once you change the hardware, there may be no string to match your new hardware, which cause the problem.

I wouldn't call this a bug, because Apple never said that the iMac can use that CPU. So they have no responsibility to make the OS able to display the unsupported hardware correctly in the "about my Mac".

Yes, they can do it. e.g. In your way. But they decided not to. I don't know why, the above is just my guess, may be I am totally wrong.

For me, the current way is fine. We know how to extract the correct hardware info anyway, and we can have some fun with that "about my mac" page

 

[Schprecher]

In this sense, I agree with you.

However, there must be a reason why they want to do the extra work and display the info from somewhere else but not reading directly from the hardware. My guess would be they want to keep that "about my Mac" more "readable" for normal user.

e.g. "2.4GHz 4-core Intel Xeon"

Rather than "Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3430 @ 2.40GHz"

May be they believe the word (R), X3430, and CPU is quite meaningless for normal user, but the 4-core is more important. So they re-write this hardware spec in a more "user friendly" way.

This should work flawlessly if you own a mac in any stock config. However, once you change the hardware, there may be no string to match your new hardware, which cause the problem.

I wouldn't call this a bug, because Apple never said that the iMac can use that CPU. So they have no responsibility to make the OS able to display the unsupported hardware correctly in the "about my Mac".

Yes, they can do it. e.g. In your way. But they decided not to. I don't know why, the above is just my guess, may be I am totally wrong.

For me, the current way is fine. We know how to extract the correct hardware info anyway, and we can have some fun with that "about my mac" page

Apple Marketings once again still dumb `n dumbers
They do CPUID from Intel, as not INTEL, if correct we need to think about.

Why they hide exact infromation about hardware from end-users?
only for one, - let uncle sam think, so in their iMac a TRUE APPLES 4 core CPU`s
not from INTEL, its a APPLE. GOD,
Apple Pi** in peoples brain, and laught again and again.

Its other story to send claim on APPLE from Intel, for that HOT TRUE.


let write as is, from cpu brand name, Full name.
like Windows do it under BOOTCAMP, and Apple Support this!!!

What a hell, in OSX they hide it from us?
if in Windows shows fully name, and Apple know that.

Let give for us License to uprgade their Computers,
and let OSX be like Windows in plan hardware infromation.

i Pay for OS X, why i cant use this Software for full power?
i want from OS X and APPLE, let their OS support all CPU.

I have a LGA1156 and line other CPUS match to this socket,
tell me why i cant use any other CPUS?

i want do iMac better,
think!
Better than other! i support Apple,
and Apple Pi*** of me?

Warranty over! and let tucked their i3 deep in A**

 

[jerwin]

You seem to be very angry. Are you trying to sell these iMacs as "souped-up" models?

 

[Schprecher]

You seem to be very angry. Are you trying to sell these iMacs as "souped-up" models?

its personal for me. not for sale.

 

[Crypto_Dino]

Hi everyone! My English bad, but i try.

I have iMac 27, mid 2010, 11,3 With Original Intel Core i3 3.20, 4mb Cahce L3, LGA1156
and latest EFI, few day ago am upgrade my CPU to Xeon 3430 2.4 8mb Cache L3, LGA1156,
and what we look a have?

Mac Start, and work Perfectly. Tested with all GeekBench, GPUBench,
try all apps, no question in job this machine.

BUT!!! God D**n, About this mac - show me god d**n Core i3 instead My new CPU Xeon X3430.
WTF???????

sysctl machdep.cpu.brand_string - return me right information about my CPU,
e.t
machdep.cpu.brand_string: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X3430 @ 2.40GHz

But, GOD D**n, About this mac return me Core i3.

What GOD D**n Happen with OS X?
i have 10.9, return me Wrong information in "About this Mac"
and Yosemite 10.10 too say me in "About this Mac" Core i3
God D**n, what happen???

20 min back, am downloading REFIT and install it on 10.9
then reboot and go in EFI Shell, where am looking smbios info,
and GOD D**n, smbios say me - "Yeap, You have XEON X3430 with 2.4Ghz"
What a M**** happens?

One, SMBios in REFIT shell see my new CPU XEON 3430,
Two, GeekBench and other Sh*** too see my new CPU XEON 3430
Three, Terminal too say me, you have XEON 3430.

And last, very little B**** in About this Mac told me again - you have "Core i3"

What a HELL???

3 time, or 4 time, am reinstall OSX with all Version, from 10.7 to El Capitan
and nothing. About this mac - You have "Core i3"

Help me. someone. guys.View attachment 605049

Well well...
The reason why it shows an i3 is very simple.
Apple never sold a mac with this configuration from factory and an upgrade like that was never intended so there is no file for that cpu. But why does it show i3 then? Thats also very simple, there is a list/folder where all the cpus that are compatible with this mac are listed. The xeon isn't intended for an upgrade like I already told you so it panics and doesn't know what cpu it needs to select, the system doesn't know what to do and just takes the first cpu that is listet and that is probably the i3. So a very simple answer to a very simple question