Adding an esata port on new iMac?

Is there a way to add an esata port to the new model iMac?

OWC has offered this in the past, but I don't think it's possible with the new model iMacs, they way the teardown would have to be done.
On the other hand, with Thunderbolt on the new iMacs, why bother with eSATA?

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Loss of DVD drive and Infrared port on new iMacs

Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone else has run into this issue. I teach CPR classes and sometimes when a client doesn't have the proper audio-visual equipment, I will bring my 2009 iMac to play the course DVD on. Thanks to the infrared remote, I can pause and play as needed without having to be right next to the computer. Well, as with all things, my older iMac is about ready to put out to pasture. The issue I'm having is that when I looked at the newer iMacs in the store as a replacement, there's no DVD drive and no infrared port or remote! Same price but less features!
What are my options here? I thought about buying an external DVD superdrive but then I have no way of operating it from afar. Also, the hardware (infrared port) for the Apple remote has been removed too. Has anyone else run into this? Aside, from purchasing a refurbished 2009 model iMac, how would I continue to be able to use my new iMac to play my course DVDs??

If you want to control your new iMac remotely and you own a mobile iDevice, there are remote apps you can use on both your iMac and iDevice.
These apps work over Wifi and/or Bluetooth.
Apple has its own remote app simply called Remote.
Another, which I use and is very comprehensive remote app, is called Rowmote Pro by a developer called Regular & Rhythm.
If you want complete and total remote control access to your Mac, look at Splashtop Remote.
There is also a dedicated WifI and/or Bluetooth remote for Macs and iDevices by a company called Satechi.
Found here.
http://www.amazon.com/Satechi-MediaRemote-Bluetooth-Multi-Media-Control/dp/B0082 4948U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391729056&sr=8-1&keywords=Satechi+remote
All of these options work with an external CD/DVD optical drive.
I use Rowmote Pro helper on my 2009 iMac and I use both my iPad and iPod Touch as the actual Rowmote Pro remotes to control my iMac.

Safe to have OWC add eSATA port to 2010 iMac??

Hey Everybody!! OWC is currently running a promotion called the "OWC Turnkey eSATA Add-On/Upgrade Program for iMac 27" '2010'" I love my iMac but because I use it in a music studio I could REALLLY use the extra eSATA port. For $169 (excluding shipping), that's a pretty darn good deal.
I've never heard of an upgrade-port option like this for iMacs. Is it safe for me to pay OWC to do this or is it a risky move for my machine? I trust OWC a great deal but obviously it's not like I'd be having Apple install the port themselves. Any opinions, fact or references you can share with me about this one, please do.
Thank you so much for your time!

OWC is a reputable company that much I can say. While I know they warrant their work I am not sure how Apple would feel about it from a product warranty point of view. This is a question I think you should ask OWC and if the say Apple OK's it you should ask for that in writing.
Going forward while iMacs are great machines and are very capable if they don't have the feature set you need I would recommend looking at the Mac Pro line.
Roger

Adding a DVI port onto my Imac

I want to to display another computer onto my imac. It only has a mini dvi out. Is there a way to install a dvi in port??

jessylee13 wrote:
Is there a way to install a dvi in port??
For all practical purposes, NO.
The LCD panel is driven by LVDS signals, while DVI uses TMDS signals.
So, you'd have to add TMDS receiver chips and LVDS driver chips, plus
whatever logic might be required to convert from one to the other. The
conversion is non-trivial; a monitor is much more than an LCD panel.
You'd also have to add video switching to select between internal and
external sources.
Looby

Adding 256 SSD to a new iMAC

History: I have just recently sold my old 2010 Mac book Pro and kept the SSD that came with it and and currently looking to buy the 27-inch iMac and befor i buy it i was wondering if my SSD i have would work as a second HD i can add to it once i get it. I would preffer to have my Mac boot up on the SSD (and other programs) and have all my personal file (like Pictures, movies, word doc...ext) on the standered 1T HD.
This is what i am looking to get:
3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive
AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5
Magic Trackpad
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) & User's Guide
I know i can upgrade the Memery to 16G RAM and how to do it myself. I need to know if the SSD that i have (originaly installed by Apple on my Mac book pro) will work without having problems? Also will i be able to do this myself or will i need to go to apple to open up the iMac to do it for me. if so will apple install a SSD if i bring it in or must i buy a new one with them?

You asked; " if so will apple install a SSD if i bring it in or must i buy a new one with them?"
You are are going to have to ask at the store. I know here in my local area that they is one store that will do just about anything while another is not so willing to do anything with the Macs. It appears to be pretty much dependen on the Apple Store and the personal they have to do the work.
Allan

ESATA combo Drive on iMac?

I have a Late 2006 20~inch iMac with a USB2.0 & 1394 & eSATA combo Drive {SBP-LUN}.
I have a Macally external drive that has an eSATA port.
My iMac has no eSATA port.
I am presently using the Firewire 400 ports {1394}to connect the external drive to the computer.
How do I utilize the eSATA part of the combo Drive?
Thanks,
Robert

eSATA is for external drives, hence the 'e'. I am guessing OWC is making an eSATA from an internal SATA connection.
I am asking how to use the existing eSATA bus on my computer.
You are probably guessing right. And I'm guessing it is not a straight forward process (like inserting a Y connector in some key place). If it were I would thing there would be plenty of posts on the various forums on how to do it. If you google "add estata to imac" there are plenty of discussions on this topic but a quick sampling of them showed the ones I looked reference the OWC turnkey enhancement. Check them for yourself. Maybe one I didn't sample shows a way.
Are you saying that the Firewire & USB bus on my computer is connecting to an internal SATA port via an eSATA port on the bus?
I never said that. FW and USB are separate busses.

How to connect my new MacBook Air to a LaCie hard disk with TIme Capsule backup from my old Imac? LaCie has USB 2.0, FireWire and eSata ports.

How can I connect my new MacBook Air to a LaCie hard disk with TIme Capsule backup from my old Imac? LaCie has USB 2.0, FireWire and eSata ports.

You can direct connect your MBA to the LaCie via USB 2 cable. If you have an Apple Airport Router you can USB connect the LaCie drive to the router and then use Airport Utility to configure it. Time Machine can access it either way.

2007 24" iMac eSATA ports

For anyone out there interested...
I have successfully installed 2 eSATA ports on my 24" 2007 Aluminum iMac.
I am very impressed with the results!
I am running Mountain Lion off an internal SSD (which I also upgraded) and can boot from external eSATA connected drives.
If anyone would like more information on how to do this, lemme know.
I found that when I was seeking this info, it was rather scarce on the web. Not anymore!
It's not that tough an upgrade... especially if you do it the way I did.
And it costs approximately $60 (usd) in parts, give-or-take shipping, etc, etc.
Cheers!
J.
P.S. I passionately love Apple & their products, but I must admit, my greatest disappointment is the lact of eSATA support. I get the Thunderbolt perspective... but eSATA is just one of those standards that is waaaay too common and will be around for a very, very long time. Just support the **** thing.

It's really straight-forward, actually.
Here is a parts list:
The eSATA port to SATA cables you can buy almost anywhere.
The Mini PCIe to SATA card I purchased from M-Factors, $35
http://www.mfactors.com/pm362-sata-to-mini-pcie-adapter
It shipped really fast, I was impressed. It also seemed to work fine (and still is) without installing drivers. It was recognized and booted off an external drive without hitting the option key. Pretty cool.
The reason you MUST purchase this card, as opposed to any other is the proximity to the LCD screen. There is absolutely no room between the card and the LCD. Other manufacturers' cards required people to solder eSATA connections. I can't risk my iMac or external drives failing, so I needed a more refined solution.
Try as hard as I could, I couldn't find 90 degree SATA to eSATA cables anywhere. Just crazy!
So I purchased the BYTECC 90 degree Male-Female adapters from Newegg.
Pulled out the Airport Card, plugged them new parts all-together, et voila!
I decided to drill holes in the bottom perferated grill on the Aluminum housing. Not the most beautiful of solutions, but it works!

This is in the category of "dumb" questions. I am adding a new iMac running

This is in the category of "dumb" questions. To my home office that includes
a 2003 power pc G5 running system 10.4.11, I am adding a new iMac running
Lion. Question - can you share files back and forth (e.g., a Word file, camera images) by simply
coupling the two computers through USB ports? As opposed, for example, by burning
a DVD and using that in the other computer.

Why wouldn't you just use the network to share files, then? Simply set up a folder on one of your systems (I would recommend the Lion system) for sharing, turn sharing on, and then connect to it from the other system.
You might find this article useful.

How can I copy songs with metadata (added in iTunes) from my PC to my new iMac?

I have iTunes 12.0.1 on my Windows PC. I'm about to get a new iMac (hooray!) and I'm beginning the process of transferring everything on my PC to my Mac. I've got all the documents, pictures, files, etc. covered, but now I have to make a copy of all of my music.
Most of the music in my iTunes library is not bought through the iTunes Store (I download most of my songs from the Internet). Then, after saving the downloaded song to my computer, I go into iTunes on my computer and add the song. I also add metadata like artist, album, genre, album artwork, etc. to the song in iTunes. What concerns me is that only the songs in iTunes have this metadata: the original downloaded files I saved onto my computer don't have any metadata.
I really don't want to have to go through the long and tedious process of adding artist/album names, genre, etc. to every single song in my iTunes library on my new iMac. How can I copy songs with metadata (added in iTunes) from my PC to my new iMac?
Thank you so much for any help!

Hello! I'd like to learn more about Home Sharing. To do this, would both my PC (which I hope to get rid of) and my new iMac need to be plugged in?
Also, after Home Sharing with the old PC is initiated, I understand that all my songs would appear on my iMac. Is there a way to copy all of these (with album artwork, name, artist, etc.) directly to the iMac's hard drive and then disconnect home sharing so I can get rid of my PC?
Thank you!

I have a new iMac and want to use my HP 7300 All in One and to use the "Fax"feature I need a phone port on computer and of course, this computer does not have one. Are there any aftermarket devices for USB to phone that would work in this case?

I have a new iMac and want to use my HP 7300 "All in One and cannot use the fax feature because there is no phone port is there a solution for this?BACellli

You don't need a phone port on the iMac. The HP 7300 DeskJet Pro has an internal modem, you connect the printer's modem connection directly to your phone line. Please re-read the install directions that came with the printer.

New imac doesn't locate old imac hard drive via usb port

I have an old iMac from ~2006 that recently stopped reading the harddrive. I pulled the HD out and connected it to my new imac via USB port but I can't locate it. The HD spins/powers up so I know the connector is strong enough to supply power. We connected it to my husband's PC and he can see that there is a harddrive but cannot see any files to read. He even tried Catacombe to try to read files but it didn't work. My first issue is how can I locate my HD on the new mac? But the main issue is how can I pull data/pictures off of the old harddrive and import them to my new computer. I don't hear any clicking sounds from the harddrive so it seems to be working. I can't reformat it because I don't want to lose the pictures on it. I don't need the old harddrive to work/write. I just need to pull the information off of it. TIA.

I was not familiar with catacombae , but now I am .
You have a problem with either a corrupt file system on the hd or a hardware problem with the hd. I'd say try mounting in disk utility. Try reparing filesystem on hd. Try one of the disk repair utilities. Some have a free trail that let's you know if they can do anything. You pay to get the data. Seek profession help. Pay $$$.
How to mount with disk utility.
Repair the file system. see repair disk button on lower right.
here are some more data recovery apps. I left out a few & am posting my complete list.
Perhaps Disk Warrior will be of some help:
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/
"Stellar Phoenix Macintosh - Mac data recovery software, recovers data from damaged, deleted, or corrupted volumes and even from initialized disks."
They have a trial version, so I guess you can see if your data can be recovered...
http://www.stellarinfo.com/mac-data-recovery.htm
"Data Rescue II is the best data recovery software on the market for recovering files from a problem hard drive. Data Rescue II works when other tools fail. Data Rescue II is also completely safe to use since it does not attempt any risky repairs to the drive while its scanning."
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php
FileSalvage is an extremely powerful Macintosh application for exploring and recovering deleted files from a drive or volume. FileSalvage is designed to restore files that have:
-- been accidentally deleted.
-- become unreadable due to media faults.
-- been stored on a drive before it was re-initialized/formatted.
http://subrosasoft.com/OSXSoftware/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id= 1
"TestDisk is a free data recovery utility. It was primarily designed to help recover lost data storage partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally erasing a partition table)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TestDisk
Wondershare Data Recovery for Mac
"Recover lost photos, video, documents, email and archive files from any Mac-based hard drive or external hard drive, iPod, USB drive, SD card, digital camera, mobile phone, and MP3/MP4 player, due to accidental deleting, formatting, virus infection, improper operation, unexpected power failure, and other unknown reasons. Also, iPhone recovery allows you to recover lost photos, videos, SMS, contacts, note, calendar and call history from iTunes backup file. With the free trial, you can preview all your recovered images, videos, music, documents and archive files prior purchasing this Mac Data Recovery."
http://software.bigbigsoft.com/data-recovery-mac

How to transfer files from an iMac without upgraded Migration Assistant to a new iMac that doesn't have a firewire port?

Hello.
I just purchased a new iMac. He's awesome. However, he didn't come with a Firewire port. (Bummer, because I have one from the last time (2007) I had to transfer stuff from my iBook...)
When I turned him on, he wanted to use Migration Assistant to transfer files from the older iMac; she doesn't have the most updated Migration Assistant, though. (She works just fine, but she only has Snow Leopard.)
Okay, so what I'm wondering is if I just have to use a huge external hardrive to move everything? If I do that, will my programs (Microsoft Office) move? I fear they won't move/transfer that way. Ugh.
PLEASE HELP.
Ideas? Advice?
Thank you in advance!

Firewire 800 (what the new iMac has) is 9 pin. FireWire 400 is 6 pin (what your old iMac has). Hopefully you didn't damage your new iMac by trying to insert a FW400 cable into its FW800 connector. The numbers are important in the case of the ports. They don't interchange!!! Get the proper cable or risk damaging your new iMac.

Where is the output mini display port in the new imac 21,5 ?

Hello all,
I have buyed a new imac 21,5. In the apple web store says that the imac have a output for mini display port but I can't find it.
I need to connect an other screen in my imac.
Who can help me in this question ?
Thank you very much in advance.
Xavier

Dear John,
thank you very much for your quickly answer.
But now, please, could you say me which is the exactly adapter that I need for to can connect a VGA monitor with the Thunderbolt port ?
There are many models but any specify about the Thunderbolt connection.
Kind regards,
Xavier

How can a video editor use an NTSC studio monitor on the new iMac without a Firewire 400 port?

Looking at the new iMacs (hungrily) and wondering how I will be able to continue using my Sony DSR-11 and NTSC monitor in the absence of any Firewire 400 port. I suppose there may be cables that will allow me to use the Firewire 800 port and am thinking they may be difficult to locate.

No they're not - they're available from many sources; i.e. I bought a FW 400 > 800 cable when I bought my iMac last August (at an authorized local reseller). Just google Firewire 400 > 800 and you'll get plenty of results. You can also opt for an adapter if you prefer. Both are also available at the Apple store online.

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