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iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2308: Can I upgrade the graphics card on my iMac?

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 04:02:41 -0700

I have a 21.5” iMac, 3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo with a ATI Radeon HD 4670 256MB graphics card.

I was wondering if I can upgrade the graphics card to a more powerful one, maybe to the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics with 512MB.

And if so, are there step by step instructions on how to do it?

⟐ Commented 10월 09, 2024 at 4:02 GMT-7

MacBook Pro 15" Touch Bar Late 2016: Horizontal lines on display unless lid half closed

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 19:22:59 -0700

This is my work computer that lives in my drawer. No wear and tear to speak of (other than opening and closing the lid). Opened the lid mid-day one day and horizontal lines completely cover the display.

If I slowly close the lid to about half way, the lines will disappear.

Only to reappear when the lid is opened again. Obviously a connection problem. This is a work computer and the repair shop quoted work $3000+ for this repair. Ludicrous. Also, no apple care was purchased so this barely-more-than-a-year-old top of the line Apple computer is suddenly worthless.

I'm not afraid to open the case, but could someone direct me to the cable that I should unseat and reseat, or perhaps even replace?

Any help greatly appreciated.

⟐ Commented 10월 23, 2023 at 19:22 GMT-7

MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Mid 2010: Problem with NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M 256 MB?

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:26:00 -0700

I have never had a problem with this machine until 2 months ago when it began to crash badly (black screen) and frequently. I found one answer -- to disable switching between ordinary graphics and hi quality graphics. I disabled the switching so that the hi quality graphics is always in use and the crashing went nearly to zero. I also disconnected the 2nd monitor I was using. But I am still experiencing random seeming crashes and the reports seem to indicate graphics problems. Is anything to be done? or am I looking at a total replacement? (I also took it to the local Genius Bar and as was reported here, their tests did not detect any problem!)

⟐ Commented 2월 21, 2021 at 15:26 GMT-7

MacBook Pro 15" Unibody Late 2008 and Early 2009: How to repair a bent corner of the aluminum lid?

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:44:30 -0700

Long story short, I accidentally dropped my MacBook Pro. It hit the ground and bent the corner of the aluminum of the lid. My computer works fine and the screen is fine, so this is merely a cosmetic question. How can I bend it back? Since it is aluminum I am guessing that I should be able to bend this back and solve my issue. For a $2000 computer designed with aesthetics as part of the appeal, I would like to fix this without getting ripped off $600 by apple.

I am sure this happens everyday, so this is not a knew question, but I am still curious if there is a DIY fix.

⟐ Commented 11월 08, 2023 at 13:44 GMT-7

MacBook Unibody Model A1342: Battery Condition "Replace Now" after replacement.

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 02:09:06 -0700

I replaced the battery in my macbook, connected the power cord and turned it on. The power cord indication light remained green and when I click on the battery percentage it says "replace now."

⟐ Commented 11월 30, 2020 at 2:09 GMT-7

Apple Keyboard: How to disassemble Apple keyboard?

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:50:55 -0700

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⟐ Commented 6월 20, 2022 at 5:50 GMT-7

Mac: re installing OSX problems

Sat, 24 Jun 2023 15:24:45 -0700

Does anyone know why its becoming nearly impossible to do fresh installs of OS-X on older Mac Systems.

I have had a collection of various versions of OS-X installs set up on USB sticks. Have been using them with no bother for the past 5 + years. In the last 6-12 months they have all stopped working.

When I try to re-burn them and use them the Mac system is saying the install has become corrupt.

The current issue is with a customers MacBook Pro, the 500GB mechanical HDD has died. Have fitted a 480GB SSD and tried using the internet recovery to install Mountain Lion.

After formatting the drive and starting the install i get a timer stating its going to take -2,393,938,938 and 8 minutes. After about 2mins it pops up saying Can’t download the additional components needed to install Mac OS-X. I have tried it with a standard mechanical HDD as well as the SSD.

⟐ Commented 6월 24, 2023 at 15:24 GMT-7

MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2009: New SSD not detected

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:43:49 -0700

I bought a Samsung SSD 840EVO drive to upgrade, but the laptop doesn't detect the drive. I tried a second drive that I bought for my second laptop thinking it may have been a faulty drive but this drive also doesn't show up.

⟐ Commented 6월 10, 2022 at 0:43 GMT-7

MacBook Unibody Model A1278: Audio jack problem, no speaker sound, red light

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 19:00:17 -0700

My MacBook has no sound except through headphones or external speakers. When I play a song, a red light appears inside my audio jack and there's no sound. The volume controller in the menu bar is grayed out. I tried poking into the audio input jack as mentioned in many forums, with no luck. Can I fix it by opening my MacBook? Is there any way to fix this other than poking something into the audio jack?

⟐ Commented 6월 06, 2021 at 19:00 GMT-7

MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015: Keyboard and trackpad are unreponsive?

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:52:45 -0700

For some reason my macbook keyboard and trackpad are completely non-responsive. I know for a fact that the keyboard and trackpad are not the problem.

Here are some other things I have tried:

1) External keyboard and mouse work perfectly fine. I can log into OS X and everything functions normally with an external keyboard and mouse.

2) I performed an SMC reset using the built in keyboard. As I said, I know the keyboard is good.

3) I can not reset the PRAM using the built in keyboard. I can reset the PRAM with the external keyboard.

4) I have tried to leave the Macbook working till the battery dies then leave it for one night without charging and afterwards restarting it with power supply plugged in and they worked but afterwards they in s random startup they return unresponsive (I have tried this for two times and worked and I trying my third time now)

Please don't fixate on replacing the keyboard and trackpad.

The keyboard works before the chime (SMC reset) and does not work after the chime (can not reset PRAM). It seems like the logic board is turning off the keyboard when it chimes. Not sure what could cause this. Does anyone have any ideas?

⟐ Commented 9월 17, 2025 at 20:52 GMT-7

MacBook Air 11" Mid 2011: How do I reset firmware password (EFI) on my MacBook Air A1369

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:12:48 -0700

Hello guys. I just bought a Macbook Air A1369 Intel Core i5 on eBay and I found out today that it is blocked with a firmware password. What can I do to reset the password?

⟐ Commented 8월 31, 2025 at 16:12 GMT-7

iMac 27" 2017: New iMac 5k 2017 CPU is Upgradable?

Tue, 30 May 2023 09:28:19 -0700

Hey! This Summer i bought a new 2017 5K iMac with a i5 7600k.

So... The New Intel CPU 8700K is now available!

I just want know can I replace my i5 7600k to the new i7 8700k?

Is it possible to upgrade?

Thank You So Much

⟐ Answered 5월 30, 2023 at 9:28 GMT-7

MacBook Air Models A1237 and A1304: How do I replace my MacBook Air keyboard?

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 23:59:05 -0700

My wife spilled hot chocolate on my MacBook Air's keyboard. I believe I have to replace the entire top case. Are there instructions for how to take it apart and put it back together? Thanks.

-Michael

⟐ Answered 12월 17, 2022 at 23:59 GMT-7

MacBook Pro 13" Retina Display Early 2015: OWC Aura Pro SSD not recognized

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:50:35 -0700

I have a macbook pro 13” retina early 2015. I have High Sierra already installed on it and want to upgrade my internal SSD with the OWC Aura Pro 1TB for more storage. I followed instructions and swapped the PCIe SSD. Got into recovery mode but from Disk Util and Terminal typing diskutil list. My new SSD does not appear.

I the new SSD is inserted into the PCIe slot correctly and I should have the firmware since I am running 10.13.6 so any help as to why its not showing up for me to restore a time machine backup would be greatly appreciated.

The only thing i can think of is the Aura SSD is damaged.

I have since put my old SSD back in and to allow me to work.

⟐ Answered 4월 07, 2025 at 22:50 GMT-7

MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Mid 2012: My headphone jack sometimes not responding to headphones.

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:17:18 -0700

Hi. I got new problem - Sometimes my headphone jack not react with headphones insertion, and SMC/PRAM reset not fixing it.

Only thing is working - reboot laptop with headphones on it.

But, after system goes to sleep it again it doesn’t see the headphones.

So finally I have found a replacement and ordered it:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181122080684?ssP...

After installation I will inform you if this fixed problem.

UPDATE: Just want to share with you that replacement of headphone port hasn’t helped at all. Dont know what to do now, so disappointed. I think this is something with motherboard then.

UPDATE 2: Today i will clean install whole OS. If that is software problem - that should fix it.

UPDATE 3: Clean install doesn't make any difference. Big still exists

⟐ Commented 12월 28, 2024 at 7:17 GMT-7

Mac: Steven P. Jobs died

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 09:04:15 -0700

, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died Wednesday. He was 56. " Source

I do know that this is not a question, but I felt that this was the quickest way to inform this community about a phenomenal loss. Some of us on here still remember having worked with Apple II bout the same time as the TRS-80 and the Commodore and the change that these inventions brought to all of us. Anybody remember having gone to the store and written the first programs like this

10 CLS

20 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”

30 GOTO 20

It is a good time to reflect and may this great person rest in peace. Thank you Steve Jobs.

I will of course delete this as a question and do apologize for using it as a quick notification

⟐ Commented 4월 05, 2022 at 9:04 GMT-7

iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2308: Is it possible to update my iMac from HDD to SSD?

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 04:12:13 -0700

My hdd is broken so I have to install a new one. Is it possible to install an SSD, and if it is, how is it done and which brand is optimal?

Best regards from Sweden!

Thomas

⟐ Commented 6월 03, 2020 at 4:12 GMT-7

MacBook Air 11" Mid 2011: Upgrading Memory on MacBook Air 2011 11 inch Model

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 05:34:55 -0700

This one is quick,

is there a chance to upgrade macbook air mid 2011, 11.6 model DDR3 RAM from 2GB to 4GB?

⟐ Commented 4월 20, 2023 at 5:34 GMT-7

Magic Mouse: Is an inactive Magic Mouse repairable?

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 03:12:49 -0700

Yesterday my Magic Mouse stopped working. I tried several new batteries and it still won't work. Can it be repaired?

⟐ Commented 8월 02, 2025 at 3:12 GMT-7

Mac mini Late 2018: SSD Upgrade possibilty or soldered onto board?

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:53:21 -0700

Eager to find out if it will be possible to user upgrade the PCIE SSD.

⟐ Commented 2월 19, 2024 at 14:53 GMT-7