My old g4 boots up, but the screen is dark. The Apple store told me wires inside the gooseneck were at fault and the repair would be $1,000. where I can purchase a new neck and how to install it?
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Flat screen i-Mac, Mac OS X (10.4)
I was wondering if it is possible to replace the motherboard in the iMac 24" (Bought it Fall 09) with a newer, more expandable board.
I have a couple in mind, but I'm just not sure if they will work. If you know of one that will work, thats expandable than shoot me one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131378
Any compatability issues here?
I have a G5 Imac and after 3 years, the bluetooth connection to a wireless keyboard and mouse constantly cuts in and out. (works for 3 minutes, then won't, then will, etc.)
I've tried the same mouse and keyboard with my macbook and they both work fine with no dropouts.
I've checked for any updates to airport and there are none.
I've tried searching here and at several other forums...I tried deleting some file people suggested and that didn't work....in short I've tried everything I could and nothing has worked.
The only think I can think of is that the bluetooth "controller" or whatever is the engine for the bluetooth in the Imac is just plain bad. The problem is that I don't know exactly what or where it is, or if it is even replaceable?
My IMac would turn on I would hear the fans spin/whirl but know "ping" noise to tell me it was powering up. Screen was dark.So I replaced the power board. This did not work. So now I've been told that the logic boad needs to be replaced.
Info:iMac G5 (17-inch)
It won't turn on - is it worth trying to replace the power supply?
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iMac G5 (17-inch iSight), Mac OS X (10.4.11)
i bought the 2009 refurbed 27"er and returned it 3 times due to yellow screen problem. for the 4th replacement they decided to send me the new model.
i have the 3rd and 4th replacements sitting here side by side.the 3rd replacement, which has a yellow corner is light years better than the new one.
the new screen doesn't have yellow corners...it's a perfectly consistent yellowish brown tone.
the older one has a yellow corner, but is much more illuminated and very balanced white. the max brightness of the new one is only 3/4s of the max of the old one.i tried configuring it to no avail.
are all the new models like this?it's quite a bit snappier, but the screen is worse than the last 3 that had yellow patches? it almost seems like it was a return and it shipped from cali rather than asia?
I'm wondering if there is a way (and room) to replace the standard drive with 2 hard drives. I was thinking something like a 128G SSD and then the biggest notebook drive I can get (7200rpm).
The SSD would be the primary drive and should just scream.
I was wondering if anyone had successfully installed and 2nd hard drive in their iMac?I have a 2 year old 2.8 24'' iMac and the performance just isn't cutting the mustard, it's all hard drive related and I already have a decent 1TB drive in there.I was thinking of perhaps swapping the optical drive with a second hard drive for RAID0, but not too sure if there will be space and was wondering if the optical drive is a standard SATA connector, or if there is some way I could run a SATA+power cables externally?
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The hard drive on my Macbook 4,1 is way too slow for me now. I want to replace a SSD III or II onto my Macbook. Does SSD III or II work on Macbook 4,1 White Early '08?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I just got an ad in my email. I can get a 12GB SSD with up to 559 MB/Sec speed for $155. Can I replace the HD in my iMac with such a drive? I might then get an external enclosure for the original drive.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Memory: 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
I have a MacBook with OS X 10.4. My parents got a computer about 3 years ago that has OS X 10.5. I was looking through the software discs, and saw a couple for the installation of the 10.5. Now... my question is this: Would it be at all possible for me to install those discs for OS 10.5 on my MacBook?
Info:macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
I recently replaced the 4GB with 8GB of ram in my 2010 MacBook Pro. However, the system only recognizes 4GB installed. Went back into the computer and now the top memory card is stuck and would not release to come out. What can I do to fix this problem?
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I am having some trouble with my Powerbook G4. I am pretty sure my hard drive is failing but want to get some other opinions before I start replacing stuff. Over the last couple days the HDD starting make strange noises (clicking a lot, along with other undescribale noises). I am wanting to hold off buying a MBP until after Leopard is out.
I am wondering a few things:
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2. How easy is it to replace the HDD with a new one (seems pretty easy reading instructions from ifixit.com)
3. Will any 2.5" ATA drive work?
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The SMART status on all 3 drives check out fine, so I don't know of a decent way to pinpoint for sure which drive it is, but I want to nip this in the bud. Does anyone have any suggestions on if I can do anything else to check? It's only happened twice so far and it's been a while since the last time it happened, but I don't want to wait until it's too late. Also, what's the best way to replace my boot drive without having to do a reinstall of the OS? I've never had to do this before on a Mac...
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