OS X :: Restore Late 2007 IMac With Unibody MacBook Installations Discs?

Jul 29, 2009

As I mentioned in a previous thread, I'm selling my iMac to buy a MacBook. The MacBook (2008 uMB) has arrived, with all the discs etc, which is brilliant.

My iMac however, came preloaded with Tiger, with a Leopard upgrade disc in the box. This Leopard disc has disappeared off the face of the planet, and so Apple are shipping one out to me, not sure when it will arrive. In the meantime, my auction ends tomorrow, so would it be possible to restore the iMac using the Leopard discs that have come with the MacBook, or is it safer to reinstall Tiger, and wait for the Leopard disc to arrive before shipping?

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Hardware :: 3008WFP - Max Res On Late 2007 IMac

Mar 30, 2009

Is 1920 by 1200 the max the late 2007 iMac can support on a Dell 3008wfp? In which case, will that look okay?

What would I need to do to get the max res out of this?

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OS X :: 10.6.1 WiFi Dropping Signals On Late 2007 IMac

Sep 15, 2009

Ever since I installed to 10.6.1, I have been having issues with WiFi.

I'm only getting 3 bars, and my iMac is sitting less then a foot away from my AEBS, on 10.6 I was getting 4, also I've been dropping my WiFi connection every hour or so, and I have to turn AirPort in on my iMac off and turn AirPort back on.

This is really annoying and I don't know what to do, anyone have any ideas?

I've already reset my AEBS twice and that hasn't worked.

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IMac :: Finding 20in Aluminum (late 2007) LED Diagnostic?

Aug 19, 2010

I recently bought an used iMac (was purchased new in feburary 2009) in which I knew the screen was not showing any video when I bought it. ( I was okay with that I thought I'd give it a go at fixing) well the problem seems to be within the LCD itself. When I hit the power button I hear the chime, fan spins, and the hard drive does it's thing. I ended up taking the casing off the iMac to where it only shows the bottom half of the insides underneath the LCD. My question is now to diagnose what exactly is wrong with it by using the 4 led lights. I have searched the forums and the Internet up and down for which ones mean what but I have only found out information on older iMacs. When my iMac is off (still plugged in) LED 1 is on. When I turn the iMac on LED 1,2, and 3 are green. Which that leaves the 4th LED not being lit up at all. I suspect this has something to do with the iMac not showing any video but as I said I am not sure because I cannot find any information on it anywhere.

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OS X :: IMac Restore Discs On A Powerbook?

Mar 21, 2010

I sold my iMac aluminum and bought a used macbook pro that didn't come with the OSX recovery discs. Can I use the OSX discs that came with my iMac as backups for the macbook? I have heard that the software is tied to a particular machine but I just wanted to verify before I buy a new copy of Snow Leopard.

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MacBook Pro :: Late 2007 Battery Shuts Off?

Jul 22, 2009

Recently my battery health has dropped to 21% with only 79 cycles. I have tried calibrating the battery and have always done it at least once a month. Just this morning I was running on battery power and it shut off with 65% of charge left. I'm off to college in a month and am wondering if Apple will replace my battery even though I'm not under warranty.

I would take it to an Apple Store but unfortunately the closest one is an hour and a half drive away. Should I try calling Apple?

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OS X :: Late 2007 Macbook To Snow Leopard

Aug 29, 2009

I thought I'd post my early findings. I have a late 2007 Santa Rosa MB in white, 4GB and 2.2 Core 2. Mine came with Leopard and still included the remote.

Anyway, I was a bit leery about SL, because this is a little older, but I did a in place upgrade, it took about 45 minutes.

I must say, things feel quite a bit snappier, even the graphics around the dock and windows. It boots up a little faster and seems to shut down pretty fast.

I've heard mixed things about things being slower for some people, but I can say this feels nicer. I'm still poking around to see what else has changed.

One thing of note, my Brother MFP's little control center app was removed in the process but the driver is still there. So I need to find how out how I am going to scan and stuff over the network.

Overall I am very happy with the upgrade, I'm just glad it's not slower.....

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MacBook Pro :: Late 2007 Won't Eject OSX Disc?

Jan 18, 2010

I tried installing Snow Leopard on my Late 2007 MBP with the installation disk I got with my 2009 MBP but I figured out that it wouldn't work because the installation disc would only work on the new machine not the old one. Anyway, now when I boot, I get the usual installation guide but the disk won't eject. I went to Disk Utility-->Eject Disk but it gave me a warning message that it couldn't be ejected because some applications were being used. I have no idea what that means and why it wouldn't eject the disc!

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MacBook Pro :: ExpressCard SSD Or 6GB RAM Upgrade For Late 2007?

Aug 5, 2010

I've been following many threads on Mac Rumors for a while and thought I finally post something (hopefully) useful for others and in hopes that I can get a meaningful answer. So please don't flame me if this may be a newbie question... here I go:

So I have a MacBook Pro 2.2 Ghz Late 2007 computer, equipped with a 500GB WD Scorpio Blue HD and 4Gb of RAM. What I do with this computer primarily is graphic design and editing (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Final Cut Pro, etc...) and some amature music production (Reason, Garageband, Djay...)

I've followed the 6gb/8gb RAM upgrade forum for a long while for Mac products and finally bought myself a 6GB upgrade kit from Other World Computing. My package arrived today, and I hate to admit but I'm afraid to upgrade the RAM because of the slight hit/miss ratio I heard about using it. It's usually a good thing to upgrade to something higher I know, but I read that even if I did upgrade, I would only be using about 3GB worth of memory on it and not the full 6GB. Plus, I would lose the dual channel architecture doing this... if that did make a big difference to my heavy use of RAM.

Just today I learned about ExpressCard SSD's and how they can act like a separate HD in themselves. I'm highly interested in a very economical 64GB ExpressCard I researched. They're super fast and sound like a better alternative to RAM upgrading, especially if I can only use a max of approx. 3GB of RAM on my model computer.

So after all of my gibbering and jabber, here's the question:

From your experienced perspective, what's a better option for me to take...

1) Use the 6GB RAM upgrade?

2) Buy an ExpressCard SSD and use memory intensive programs on that?

3) Use the 6GB RAM and buy the ExpressCard SSD together?

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MacBook :: What Is Best Type Of RAM To Upgrade Late 2007

Apr 4, 2012

I Have a late 2007 (nov) mac book and was wondering what the best type of RAM ungrade would be for my labtop.  I believe I read I can put a 4 GB upgrade in.

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Can't Restore 2007 Imac To Factory Setting As Install Disk Won't Run Powerpc Apps

Jun 25, 2012

I have a 2007 imac which i want to restore/erase the hard drive so it's like its out the box. I have the orignial Install DVDs but when i put them in they won't run because i get the powerpc is no longer supported message. I upgraded to lion but no longer have the disk for it..Any Ideas how i can restore?

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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Upgrading Late 2007 Macbook, Recommended Hardware?

Nov 13, 2010

Will be upgrading the RAM and HD. I know apple sells various hardware upgrades but I guess I'm hardly limited to what they sell.

Q:
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-Can install better HDD than the ones origionally offered?

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MacBook :: External Monitor Options With Late 2007

Jun 7, 2008

I have a 40" Samsung LCD HDTV - 1080p. I am aware that the Macbook is not made to output to such a large, high res display. However, when I use the mini-DVI to VGA adapter and, obviously, a VGA cable into my tv I get some weird results. (I have tried using DVI-HDMI but I have nonstop compatibility issues with the tv, so thats out of the question, VGA works fine and is good enough quality for me) When using the tv as a second monitor, it works without fault, as long as my Macbook is open and awake.

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MacBook :: Apple Replaced My MB Late 2007 Screen

Jun 12, 2009

I took my Late 2007 Macbook to the Apple Store to have the screen checked out (there were random burn marks on the screen). They sent it out for repair and when I got it back I noticed the screen was awesomely bright!

Is there anyway to see if they used an LED backlight screen as the replacement? System profiler didn't tell me much.

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MacBook Pro :: Can't Install Snow Leopard On Late 2007?

Dec 21, 2009

I have a MBP Santa Rosa, 2.2 gHz 120 gb HDD and I want to install Snow Leopard on it but when attempting to install it, it gives me a message saying that Snow Leopard couldn't be installed on the machine.

Why is this?

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MacBook :: Late 2007 System Screen Options

May 17, 2010

I am hoping someone can offer some advice/help on a fresh issue happening with my Macbook (late 2007; OS 10.5.8; 2.2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo; 1GB memory).ll darkened/shaded areas on my display are lined in little red pixelations. It's especially bad in colored screen images/photos and the worst in videos (ie Youtube).I noticed the issue about 3 days ago (5/14), and attempted to do some different software updates. Nothing. I'm really lost. The tech guy at work (not a mac guy) said it could either be a video card problem or the display is failing. I know very little about these things, but I do know the computer is out of warranty.

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MacBook Pro :: Late 2007 2.2 GHz To New 2.4GHz - Speed Gains?

May 19, 2010

I'm wondering if I will see much speed gains going from my late 2007 macbook with a 2.2Ghz core 2 duo processor(santa rosa?) to the new 13" macbook pro with the 2.4 GHz core 2 duo. I couldn't find a consistent set of benchmarks between the two computers.

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MacBook :: Upgraded The RAM In Late 2007 And The Computer Won't Boot?

May 8, 2012

I upgraded the RAM in my Macbook (late 2007) and the computer won't boot.  I have power but no video display.  I put the old RAM back in and it worked fine.  I was careful to order the correct RAM: DDR2 PC2-5300 667 MHz. Is it possible the memory is bad?

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MacBook :: 2007, Late Mid-year Model Is Overheating?

May 14, 2012

My MacBook (2007, late mid-year model) is overheating and the batter cover has buckled.  Now the battery does not seem to want to charge.  Do I need to replace the battery?  The computer?  What will help?  I'd like to use the computer for as long as possible, though I realize I am probably overdue to replace it. It is my only computer at the moment.

Info:
MacBook 13 inch, 2007, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

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MacBook :: (Late 2007) Back Light Only Works At Certain Angles?

Apr 15, 2010

My 2.2GHz MacBook (3,1) has had an issue for some time now. At first the backlight would flicker as you moved the display from closed to open. The backlight stayed lit through most of the travel. It's gotten progressively worse lately where it will only stay lit at certain angles, and is otherwise black (you can still see the display in sunlight though). Right now it'll only stay lit if I open it very slowly and stop once it lights up.

As I don't have a ton on money to spend, I don't want to just throw parts at it. What could be the issue? Since when it lights up it lights up full brightness and stays lit, I don't think it's an inverter issue. Could it be the inverter board cable?

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Mac :: Late 2009 Macbook Unibody Sleeves?

Feb 28, 2010

I know, I know, another thread asking for advice. I've read through the forums, and I'm not really finding what I'm looking for. I'm seeing most of the sleeves on Amazon are listed as being for the other Macbook (the unibody aluminum one) I want a snug fit, and the power adapter shouldn't be factored into this decision, as I don't want a messenger bag, I will carry my Macbook in my backpack, so we're good there. Price range is under $40 USD including shipping. I was at the Apple store last week, and I looked at the Paul Frank ones, I don't need a designer case, I want one that will protect it, and that's about it.

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Apr 26, 2012

Does the late 2008 unibody Macbook pro have Sata II or III?I have an Apple branded 256GB SSD and It isnt booting up as fast as I think it could be. I am wondering if my logic board supports sata III because I think the SSD could be Sata II.  

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), SSD 256 GB with 8GB of RAM

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MacBook Pro :: Late 2007 15" Kernel Panics - Screen Flickering

Feb 5, 2010

Late 2007 MBP 15" kernel panics upon boot up and requires two /sbin/fsck -fy filesystem checks in single user mode/safe mode in order to get it to boot. Once you are at the login screen, it hangs after a bit/login and the screen starts flickering fast and visibly. There is also a faint visible "blotch/ink blot" like transparent area on the screen when it flickers (just to let you know, the screen looks FINE, no black blots (common for broken LCDs) and there does not appear to be any physical damage.

Anybody know what the heck might be going on? So far, I can already tell you that I DON'T KNOW if the machine was dropped or what the user did do to it (I'm only fixing it).

Also, during the fsck, I commonly get this: "Incorrect block count for pcscd.pub" it should be 16 (or 17) which gets me scratching my noggin (googled it, not much that I was able to do to fix the machine though). Fsck fixes that, but upon the next reboot after the kernel panic, I get it again in fsck.

We called the machine but of course when it was not bought the AppleCare was not registered (even though we bought it for the user) so right now we're waiting for Apple to register it (had to fax the receipts/POs) which usually in my experience only took few minutes to complete before we can even take it to the store.

My questions are:

1.) What is going on.

2.) Hardware problem? Bad Logic Board/GPU? Hard drive going bad?

3.) Software issue? Reinstall OS X?

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MacBook :: Late Unibody) Keeps Crashing - Reason Unknown?

Sep 24, 2010

I know a lot of things that have to do with computers but they are very general things. When it comes to a computer crashing, I have no idea how to find out why it happens. My late '08 Unibody MacBook has been crashing on the frequency of 2-3 times a day or so and is very frustrating! I have no idea why it's doing it, but i did copy the thing I get when it restarts. Here is the log for the last 3 times it has crashed

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MacBook Pro :: Late 2008 Unibody Screen Flicker - How To Fix It

Mar 12, 2010

I've noticed recently that occasionally my screen will intermittently flicker.

It doesn't seem to be tied to anything specific. Just a random black screen flash.

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MacBook Pro :: Late 2006 Keyboard Versus The New Unibody Models

Nov 1, 2009

What's the difference between the two? Is the new one thinner than the old? Is the connections the same? Etc, etc, etc? What I would like to do is maybe take out the original keyboard and replace it with the newer model, along with the new trackpad. Is this possible, or no? I don't care if the material is different, but I'm just wondering if it'd actually work?

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MacBook :: Late 2008 UniBody Stuck On Finishing Charge?

Mar 2, 2012

I recently purchased a Late 2008 Unibody MacBook. I am thrilled! Yet I seem to be having the same charging issue MANY other people have had and have still not found a solution. Basically, as with everyone else, when I connected the Magsafe connector, it stays on finishing charge as if stuck there. I have left it for 2 full days and nights now with no luck. I have calibrated the battery and it is still doing it. The battery only shows 60 cycles and it's health it at 80%. I've even reset the SMC with no avail.

Info:
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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MacBook :: Late 2008 Unibody Battery Drain On Lion?

Apr 19, 2012

I Have an October 2008 Macbook Unibody 13.3 and after installing Lion the CPU fan stays permanently on and the battery drains in 2 hours. What can I do to fix this?

Info:
MacBook (13-inch Aluminum Late 2008), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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MacBook Pro :: How To Restore MBP Without Discs?

Oct 31, 2010

I am in the process of selling my old MBP and would like to wipe it clean before it exchanges hands. I dont have the restore discs though, is there a way to restore it to its factory settings/features if i dont have the disc?

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Dec 21, 2010

If you have a late 2006/Early 2007 Core2Duo Macbook Pro (ideally UK-bought 2.33GHz), could you please attempt to do the following: Create a bootcamp partition and install Windows XP pro Install all the relevant updates to your bootcamp partition including Apple bootcamp utility updates Attempt to reboot from windows, either to OSX or back into windows again Let me know the result. I'm trying to investigate if there is an inherent fault in this batch of machines, as mine cannot successfully do this, and i think Apple have a case to answer for, though i may be wrong...

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