Different Bluetooth on Aluminium imac 10.5.5 vs white intel imac 10.4.10?

I cant seem to connect via bluetooth for file transfers on my new 24" imac, but had no probs with my 17" intel imac, or my 2.16 black book. Both machines are running 10.4.10 & the new aluminum 24" is running 10.5.5

Try using System Profiler (Apple menu -> About This Mac -> More Info...) to examine the Bluetooth situation on each computer. Click on the Bluetooth item under the Hardware item in the column on the left. That will tell you the Bluetooth software version, enabled state, etc.

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Using Time Machine to backup a iMac G5 and restore to an intel iMac

Is it possible to use Time Machine to backup my iMac G5 and restore my backup to a new intel iMac?
The reason being is that I my mother-in-law's company bought her a new intel Mac and she wants to trade with me since she only uses her Mac for e-mail, photos and accounting software.
I was thinking of making sure her data is preserved by using the migration assistant to transfer her data to my iMac G5 and then using my time machine backup to restore to her intel iMac. I have concerns about this method after reading about the intel/powerpc issues with time machine. I also have concerns that perhaps the version of MacOS 10.5 installed to my iMac G5 will not be optimized for intel.

Well, not entirely. You cannot install or restore a PPC version of OS X to an Intel Mac because the PPC system will not work on an Intel Mac. You can copy your personal files, most preference files, and third-party applications (although it would be preferable to update all PPC-only apps to universal binaries which perform better on Intel machines.
Another possible concern is if your mother's company is transferring the ownership to her or simply purchasing the unit for her to use. In the latter case the computer belongs to the company, not your mother. She cannot then give it to you because it isn't hers. This problem should be resolved beforehand because the company may one day want the computer back.
Folders You Can Move to Your new Mac
From the Home folder copy the contents of Documents, Movies, Music, Pictures, and Sites.
In your /Home/Library/ folder:
/Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
Also in /Home/Library/Application Support (copy whatever else you need including folders for any third-party applications)
/Home/Library/Keychains (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/ (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
/Home /Library/Safari (copy the whole folder)
If you want cookies:
/Home/Library/Cookies/Cookies.plist
/Home/Library/Application Support/WebFoundation/HTTPCookies.plist
For Entourage users:
Entourage is in /Home/Documents/Microsoft User Data
Also in /Home/Library/Preferences/Microsoft
For FireFox:
/Home/Library/Applications Support/FireFox
/Home/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist
Credit goes to another forum user for this information.

Using an imac G3 as second monitor for intel imac

I just purchased a 20 inch intel imac and was curious if I could use my old imac G3 as the second monitor.
I already have the DVI to VGA adapter to use in the mini DVI port on the intel imac. Is there an adapter that I can use to plug this cable into the VGA out on the back of my old G3 imac?
intel duo imac Mac OS X (10.4.6)

The VGA port on your old iMac is output, not input,
so what you are suggesting wouldn't work.
To do it, you'd have to take apart the G3 and hack a
connection from the gfx card to the display to
work... probably more trouble than it's worth, given
the quality & res of the old g3 displays.
Thanks for the quick response. Looks like I will have to pick up a second monitor.

Use G5 iMac as external monitor/display for Intel iMac?

I have a 24" Intel iMac and a 20" G5 iMac (which is sort of mothballed now).I was wondering if it is possible to use the older iMac as an external monitor, mainly to save the expense of buying a "proper" external display when there seems to be a perfectly usable one sitting there in the G5 iMac.

translate.google.com.
Actually, it didn't translate very well. But the instructions are basically how to wire up an adapter cable. The G5 iMac appears to use standard DVI signals, so you just need to make a DVI cable to plug in to the internal connector. The table between pages 7 and 8 is what you want. If you've used a soldering iron around electronic devices before, that table is pretty much all you need. The picture of the backside on page 9 is neat. Using the ethernet connector hole to route the wiring. Almost looks like it came from the factory that way.

I am missing the os 10.4 disks for an early white intel imac.

I am missing the os 10.4 disks for an early white intel 24" imac. Is there any where to download it. I have 10.4 disks for an mac pro 10.4 and macbook pro 10.4 and tons of others but am missing the install discs for this computer.
Avid Xpress is used on that mac so I can't update it to 10.5 otherwise Avid stops working.
Does apple have any support/downloads for that system?

No downloads for the Discs, but it's possible that if you call AppleCare with it's Serial# handy, they may have replacement original Discs for a small fee.
How to find the serial number of your Apple hardware product...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1349

Help, reinstall SL on white intel imac

Hi There,
I recently installed linux mint on a white intel core duo imac, and now I'm unabel to reinstall Snow Leopard.
at the time I installed mint. I didn't really care about the current osx installation, so i wiped it out, and installed mint. It now seems like my white imac, doesn't think it's an imac. It won't boot from any osx install dvd's, but will boot from other 3rd party bootloaders. however, the keyboard doesn't work inside these 3rd party bootloaders, and thus I can't eject the drive, or even switch which os to boot/install.
So I'm kind of in a pickle., and would really appreciate any help.
Thanks!

It won't boot from any osx install dvd's,
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IMac G4 800 vs 20 in Intel Imac

Every 6 yrs or so I like to upgrade my Mac
I have owned and loved the LISA, original Mac, Mac 512, Mac +, LC, Mac II, PM 6500 and currently , the Lampshade G4 iMac 800
Is it time to go to the intel Mac 20"
Methinks yes, but some honest, current user of th intel Mac feedback is sought
Thanks

Don't forget these other compelling reasons to upgrade:
The new (intel) imac has an option for a 256 MB video card, the largest card available in an imac to date (the G5 imac maxes out at 128MB).
and (my favorite)
The new imac supports extended desktop. This feature alone convinced me it was worth upgrading. I am hooked on using two monitors in extended mode (currently use my powerbook with an external monitor). Once you've tried it, you really get spoiled with the extra screen space. Anyway, I was pretty much set on getting one of the new imacs when they were announced at Macworld expo, but I've always regretted that imacs were limited to mirrored mode with external monitors. When I heard the news (about extended desktop support) that was the clincher! The new imac will be ordered within the week (a 20" model, with 2GB RAM and the 256MB video card)!
I am also upgrading from a "lamp" style G4 imac (1 Ghz, 17" model), so I am sure I will see a big jump in performance, even with Rosetta translation. And I am confident that new universal software (including games) will be rapidly coming down the pipe. I had actually quit buying games for my old imac because performance (with 64 MB VRAM) was getting outdated when it came to newer games (like Doom).
I was a buyer of one of the original bondi imacs (still have it, running Panther), and I want to be an owner of one of these first machines to start off the next era of Apple computers.
Pismo 400 / 17" 1 GHz imac G4/ Bondi Rev B Mac OS X (10.4.4)

White Intel iMac display and crash fix

My 20" 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo had become almost useless due to freezes and crashes- with NO crash reports in the logs.
They were often preceeded by video glitches, so I assumed it was a bad video card- unfortunately soldered to mother board.
Apparently, from forum postings, this is not an uncommon problem. The computer would run longer if the day was cooler, but rarely more than 10 minutes, so I suspected it was aggravated by heat.
Then I found this post from Bodomann on an Apple Support forum:
"Following up on my previous posting regarding my son's late model 2006 iMac that required a $900 logic board replacement:
Turns out the problem is apparently related to a bad CPU temp sensor. I installed 'iMac Fan Control' (Google it) which reported the CPU temp always at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (obviously incorrect). The same software allowed me to adjust the CPU fan manually. After multiple trials I set the CPU speed to 2800RPM after which the system would run forever - never freezing with the dreaded grey box 'reboot me' screen. I tried several times reverting the software to default speeds and the system would always crash within 10 minutes. "
I downloaded free Fan Control 1.2 for Imac from Derman Enterprises (they have an Intel iMac and a Mac Book/Pro version). It installs as a system preferences control panel. I cranked up all three fan speeds. The fans sped up noticeably. Horizontal lines have gone from screen (so far), no color artifacts and no crashes yet. I may have a real computer back! Hope Apple checks this out-
The control panel also gives the temps sensors are reporting at the CPU, hard drive and DVD drive. The CPU sensor reports the CPU temp as 32 degrees F- which is clearly wrong, unless Apple has been installing little refrigerators inside.
So thanks to Bodomann for posting- Hats off and three cheers to Derman and Cristoph for source code.
http://www.derman.com/iMac-Fan-Control
http://www.lobotomo.com/products/FanControl/index.html

Foregone you have saved my life! I was fed up and disgusted with the way this machine was behaving, always freezing and crashing and with the crazy random horizontal lines. Then I downloaded the Fan Control 1.2 and have had a crash-free, line-less night ever since.
I had tried adding more RAM, cleaning the vents, the old "zap the PRAM" trick from back in the day, even my Mac guru buddy hadn't a clue what to do. After many searches on this forum to try to figure out the line issue (thinking it was a graphics card problem), not even thinking I could ever fix the crashing issue, I stumble upon your post and now I am the savior of the family. My computer game-loving 13 year old boy just about cried with joy. Now his games won't crash all the time!

Does the first white intel imac support usb3 cable?

Just wondering if a USB3 cable CF card reader will work on on my USB2 port on my old Intel 24" white iMac?

USB3 is downward compatible with USB2. So you can plug a USB3 cable into a USB2 socket.

Intel iMac keyboard compatible with G5?

The subject is the question: Will the wired keyboard that came with my 2009 iMac work on a G5 iMac?
Thanks for any help.

Should work. Keyboards are keyboards. I'm using an iMac G5 Keyboard with a new Intel iMac.

Upgrade from 10.4.11 to leopard on White 24"intel iMac?

I am totally new to MACs and purchased a white Intel iMac for my daughter. It came with a Leopard upgrade or install disc. What is the preferred method to upgrade the system? I have nothing in data at all, its brand new. Should I just do the upgrade from the disc, or an erase and install or archive and install?
For example, does leopard work better with a fresh install or does it make no difference compared with an upgrade install? Any help appreciated. I am afraid to put leopard on it because it works great now and starts up in a unbelievable 15 seconds from power on to cruise-in the net.

In your case you must do an Upgrade install as that is the only option for an Upgrade disc. I would do the following:
First,
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger and Leopard.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
Next, continue with Leopard upgrade and follow the instructions provided.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger and Leopard) and/or TechTool Pro (4.6.1 for Leopard) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.

Re installing software on a Intel iMac vers. 4.1

I have an 20.1 inch white Intel iMac, vers. 4.1, which came with 10.4.4 install discs. I have updated it
through the 10.5 to Snow Leopard 10.6.8. BUT I have lost the OSX10.5 (Leopard) install disc
and wonder if the machine crashes, and I have to install the software from scratch, would it be
possible to install software directly from Snow Leopard, without having to use the original discs
AND the OSX 10.5 discs first. Or do I have to buy the OSX 10.5 retail disc again, which is difficult to
obtain these days, and is quite expensive if one finds one. Thanks for reply, Karel.

Thanks, Kappy, that's excellent, I do have the Retail Snow Leopard. A load off my mind. All the best, Karel.
Sorry, pressed wrong button, the 10 points (solved my question), should go to you.

Intel iMac: Wanting to add more internal HDD & More RAM

Well i'm interested but it seems opening my iMac is a bit scary :/ Also i have no idea IF there is room inside for more add ons. Maybe the HDD might have to be external but the RAM i need.
If anyone could point me in the right direction, as maybe you've done this yourself before? Would be much appreciated!
Here is my info
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz

Hi Matt
The early white Intel iMac's are one of the hardest models to work on and it is real easy to damage other components and cables in the process. If your Internal HD is working fine, it might be best to let it be and pickup a USB/FireWire or Quad Interface External HD.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/800/
Ram is user upgradeable and can be accessed under the center cover on the bottom of the iMac.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1432
The maximum amount of ram you can install in the Late 2006 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo is 2 matching 2GB modules, but that system only supports 3GB and can not be upgraded to use more.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/53IM2DDR4GBK/
Dennis

No 802.11n on early Intel iMac under Snow Leopard

Hello,
After installing Snow Leopard on my white Intel iMac (first Intel iMac model) I have lost 802.11n functionality. I had to patch the iMac under Leopard with the AirPort Extreme 802.11n Enabler to get 802.11n working (http://store.apple.com/uk/product/D4141ZM/A). Snow Leopard appears to of changed the Airport Extreme settings, and under system profiler it just shows: ‘Supported PHY Modes as 802.11 a/b/g’
I can no longer use the 802.11n enabler under Snow Leopard as it comes up with an error message "You cannot install AirPort Extreme 802.11n Enabler on this volume. This volume does not meet the requirements for this update." - this is due to an Airport Extreme 2007-002 upgrade being required (http://support.apple.com/downloads/AirPortExtreme_Update_2007002), which also won't install under Snow Leopard.
Help! Is this a known issue and will Apple be releasing a Snow Leopard compatible 802.11n enabler? OR, is there a work around/fix under Snow Leopard.
Essentially, accessing my home server for work is a nightmare as 802.11g is just not fast enough for the media files I work with.
All help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Graham Johnson.
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I am a bit confused as to which iMac you are trying to use with 802.11n.
You say that you have the first white iMac that was Intel. But the first three white Intel iMacs do not have 802.11n capabilities; neither the Early '06 Core Duo, the Mid '06 Core Duo, nor the Late '06 Core 2 Duo CD have AirPort Extreme cards capable of 802.11n. But you profile is showing a 2.16 GHz iMac C2D which is Late '06 and does have the AirPort Extreme card with 802.11n capabilities.
Is that the Mac that now appears to have lost this capability?
What does Apple say? Did you buy Apple Care? Is it still in its last weeks of warranty?
Dah•veed

Will these intel iMacs still offer flawless performance?...

Or will there be problems like PC's have? I have a PC right now...and I'm fed up with the lousy performance of it.
I want to get an iMac...will the new intel iMac be a better choice than the standard iMac?

As Timon mentioned, the problems with Windows PCs are related to Windows, not the x86 architecture.
As for which iMac is the better buy... it really depends on what you need right now.
If you want access to the entire library of Macintosh software today and throughout the near future, then the iMac G5 is your choice. In the short term, you have a marginally wider selection of software available to you. And it's still viable in the long term; there's a huge installed base of PowerPC Macs, and we won't stop seeing new software for them for likely at least a couple years.
If you want the performance benefits of the iMac Core Duo, then you give up some compatibility in the short term. Some current applications won't run on the Intel processors, and pricing and target dates for updates are all over the map depending on what title you need. If, though, you never intend to stray beyond the apps that ship with the iMac and maybe Microsoft Office, then you'll probably never notice the difference between now and wider availability of Universal applications.

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