Questions tagged [imac]
iMac, a range of all-in-one Macintosh desktop computers from Apple
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Why does iMac Pro (late 2017) running Sequoia 15.7.3 have an annoying floating space on every screen and cannot remove
#iMac Pro with Floating Editing Space#
I have an annoying floating space on my iMac Pro running Sequoia. I can move this bar around on the screen but no matter what application I am using, as soon as ...
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iMac booting Ventura 13.7.8 from external SSD has panics/restarts on waking from sleep. Hardware issue?
My iMac is experiencing panics on waking from sleep and restarting... this doesn't happen every time, but it's become more of an issue in the last month or so. It has happened a couple of times during ...
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My iMac (late 2009) has a very noisy fan. How can I silence this?
I have bought an old iMac 27 inch, late 2009. A minute after startup the fan is really loud. I cannot even listen to music in the evening.
This is annoying. How can I make this more silent?
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Chrome says "To get security updates you need at least macOS 10.15. Please upgrade your OS." on 10.13 (High Sierra). How can I disable that message?
Situation: I have an old iMac (late 2009) running High Sierra (MacOSX 10.13). That is the latest operating system officially supported for that hardware. The computer works well. I am using Chrome ...
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Connecting a 21.5 inch mid 2011 imac to a windows laptop as a second screen
Theres not much to explain. Ive done a bit of research and got my hopes up with a thunderbolt cable to hdmi to connect these two. Unfortunately, I just found out that the 'target display mode' is only ...
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Can I transfer data from my non working 2011 iMac hard drive to my M2 Mac Mini?
I have a 2011 iMac. It turns on, but none of the ports on the back work.
I can’t use the keyboard or trackpad. I would like to transfer the data on the hard drive to my M2 Mac Mini. I removed the hard ...
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Persistent horizontal lines on iMacs [closed]
I had a problem arise with my iMac [2021 M1, 4 ports] mid-September and called Apple Support. They suggested making an appt. at the Apple store and I did, and brought it in for review. The following ...
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Error 403 Forbidden message on iMac 7.1 when restoring OS before sale
After erasing hard drive to get ready to sell/give away old iMac 7.1, restoring OSX when it has me log in to Apple account, it gives error 403 Forbidden message. Have tried adding 6 digit Apple ...
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My iMac crashes on restart. I can only start from recovery mode. How can I get my iMac to start normally?
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I have a Retina 5K 2019 iMac with an internal hard drive that crashed. I can now run it off an external hard drive, which has the latest Sequoia (15.6.1), and it runs fine, except when I ...
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Can I remove the boot drive from an iMac and completely overwrite (including firmware) with Linux?
I have an iMac that I got from a family friend that was moving but it used to belong to a company and needs a firmware password.
I intend to put Linux on it, rather than macOS, but it won’t boot into ...
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MacOS Sonoma Function Key Settings - Incongruity
I'm a long time Mac user of many years. After a recent re-install of Sonoma on my iMac 24 M1, and resetting preferences to the previous install such as, Keyboard Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts > ...
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Are diagrams of the late 2009 iMac power supply available for modifying my hardware?
I am trying to mod an old iMac 21" late 2009 with an Intel CPU and repurpose it as a monitor.
I was hoping to find the PSU pinout, which is a 14 pin one. My further goal is to allow the button on ...
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Is there a way to keep and use iTunes as well as additional music on a portable SSD hard drive instead of on my main desktop computer? [duplicate]
New to the community so my apologies if this question has already been asked! Trying to figure out how to either have my iTunes and any music that I add to a separate external SSD hard drive, or at ...
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MS Office authorization on High Sierra
I have iMac 27 (10,1 late 2009) with High Sierra. I got new SSD and installed High Sierra. After installing MS Office it asked me to sign in. And it seems impossible. After I enter my email address ...
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How to Access Data from Late 2015 iMac SSD (Samsung MZ-JPV5120/0A6, 12+16-pin PCIe NVMe)?
I need to recover data from a Samsung MZ-JPV5120/0A6 SSD (12+16-pin PCIe NVMe, 512GB) from a Late 2015 iMac. It’s not detected despite multiple hardware attempts. Details:
SSD: Apple proprietary 12+16-...
