How do I find out if my iMac is 2007 or later

how do I find out if my iMac is 2007 or later

Choose About this Mac from the Apple menu, click the version twice, append the last three characters of its serial number to http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords= , and load the page.
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    Hi,
    as for temperature and fan readings have a look at iStat Menus http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatmenus/ and (if neccessary) SMC Fan Control http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/software/smcfancontrol2/index.html to rev up the fans.
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    Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions. 
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    War Drivers. These a people in a car with a Wireless enabled laptop drive around looking for unprotected networks.
    Your Network. Access to the files on your computer.
    Criminal Activity. Your Internet Service Provider assigns you an IP address whilst you are on the Internet. If someone perpetrates a crime; spamming, illegal documents etc whilst "borrowing" your network you will be implicated and it will be difficult to prove this data wasn't passed through your computers.
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    kind regards
    mrtotes

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             6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
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  • I think someone synced my iphone to their imac. how do i find out if they did or not?

    i think someone synced my iphone to their imac computer. How do i find out if they did or not?

    They couldn't do it without physical access to your phone, so ask yourself if you've let anyone use your phone recently.
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  • How do I find out what is causing a random black screen on iMac?

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    Jer
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  • How do i find out what year my imac was made so i can upgrade?

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    Go to the Apple then About this Mac then More Info then enter the Model Identifier Number in this search window:
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