I have a late 2009 27in iMac with i7 processor getting colored dots on display
started getting colored dots on desktop could it be bad vidio card
It could be. Please make a Genius Appointment and take it in for service.
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I have a late 2009 24" iMac with Windows7 installed in Bootcamp by a licensed Apple dealer. Sound and camera don't work. Would this driver download help? Or is there a better solution?
PeterHahnYou must install the Windows Support software. This support software contains the Windows drivers for your hardware. Since you are running Snow Leopard, the support software is on the Snow Leopard installation disk.
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Upgrades to my late 2009 I7 iMac?
Goodmorning,
Trying to make a decision. Advise would be appreciated.
I have a Late 2009 I7 iMac that I am very satisfied with. It has 8GB memory, 1TB HD and the I7 processor. And it has a DVD/CD internal drive.
I need some more screen space so I want to add a second display. I do not have a thunderbolt only a mini port connector. What model cinema display do I need? A1316
I would like to add a SSD. My question is will it make it run hotter? It already heats my home office very well all by itself.
The most memory I can find is 16Gbs. I am guessing that is the limit.
I upgraded my Alum Macbook 13" with 8 GB memory and a SSD and it performs wonderfully. So I am thinking about updating my iMac. My other option is to buy a new iMac when they come out with second display. Fusion Drive option with max memory and processor. I will also need a external BD/DVD/CD recorder. I use DVD/CD almost daily.
So any thoughts? Thanks for your time.
Mikemini display port is the same connector as thunderbolt and converters came make it into dvi if the display only have that port
SSD having no moving parts run much colder then normal harddisks
SSD is faster and run colder then Fusion drives
if you put a smaller SSD in the imac then you will likely be removing the 1TB hd
you can then buy an external box with firewire or USB and still use the 1TB hd for storage -
I have a late 2009 iMac, with the default Nvidia 9400 Graphics card.
I was wondering what my options are for upgrading. I use Windows 7 via Bootcamp, so I need a card that is compatible/has available drivers.
This is for gaming. On the lowest settings of "Call of Duty 4", I get about 100 FPS... Was hoping to be able to play on higher resolution w/o the fps lag.
I'm not good with the hardware part of computers at all, but know how to get around the OS.In most cases the graphics cards in iMacs are Not upgradeable. They are usually soldered to the logic board. RAM is considered, along with harddrives, the only component that is upgradeable in an iMac, unlike in PC's. So basically you would need to sell your unit and purchase an iMac with a more powerful graphics card.
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I have a late 2009 imac i am having issues with my screen flickering and getting dark
i have a late 2009 imac 21 inch i am having problems with my screen flickering ND GETTING DARK DOES THIS MEAN THAT MY COMPUTER IA FAILING
I have partly the same problem (Sceen blackening) sparodically.
2010 iMAC with I7 CPU and ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB Graphics.
If I lower the brightness to around (3 or sometimes 4 of the on screen squares F2) the issue does not happen at all. I prefer a bright screen.
The issue commenced immediately after instaalling OS X 10.8.2 update one year ago.
The current software is OS X 10.9 (13A603)
The graphics on this computer are always first rate when working properly even at maximum brightness
There are particular days and times when the problem routinely occurs.
Some of my neighbors with iMacs have similar problems.
I live adjacent to the City of London in an area where new building seems to be developing faster than the various utilities and there are known Power Network issues. Professional surge supressors make no difference.
I live in a large property with four independent ring mais. The issue is present on all four rings. I have yet to take the computer elsewhere to possibly eliminate power issues from the problem.
I am reluctant to replace an otherwise fine top of range iMac which otherwise serves me well since the same problems might be present. -
I have a late 2009 iMac with 2.66 Ghz process, or 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3, can I upgrade to Mountain Lion?
have a late 2009 iMac with 2.66 Ghz process, or 4GB 1067 MHz DDR3, can I upgrade to Mountain Lion?
You can upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion and Mavericks. I recommend you to upgrade to OS X Mavericks because it is the most recent version and it is free.
Open the Mac App Store and download OS X Mavericks for free. While it's being downloaded, make a backup of your files with Time Machine and check that your apps are supported > http://www.roaringapps.com
If you still want to use Mountain Lion, you can purchase it at the Apple Online Store > http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6377Z/A/os-x-mountain-lion -
ok here goes nothing i have a late 2009 iMac 27 11.1 intel bought it refurbished and they installed mountain lion 10.8.4 on delivery w/o disks i think ran lion orig. idk & its been all problems 10.8.5 M.L so tried Maverick 10.9 now worse please help me.....i still have backups of software for mountain lion 10.8 however i need to throw everything on a usb toshiba 1TB external storage for backup, plus from what ive read being i needed to try to go back and update the efi and frimware for my original model but when i found the right one it wont accept it.....and now i just tried to reinstall my mountain lion probably shoud have left in the cloud til i got backed up ...which i now needed to move my previous backed up stuff off the drive to reformat it properly as i read it being toshiba needs to be guid hard drive mac im relatively new to the whole mac thing and im just as ****** off as i was with PC ....lol i just wanna record music and have a steady workflow i do have a new 4s iphone and cloud storage but i believe my computers hacked or got malware or just ****** from incompatiable software ......and keychains not working for admin either PLEASE tell ,me what to do thx .....i will be so grateful im good with recording software and stuff bad with computers programing lol HELP me
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac11,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: IM111.0034.B02
SMC Version (system): 1.54f36
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What should I set me screen resolution to in photoshop CC with my late 2009 27" iMac?
What should I set me screen resolution to in photoshop CC with my late 2009 27" iMac?
If its native resolution is 2560x1440 then some people do find it marginal with a 27 inch screen, but I'd have thought it workable if you know where everything is. People are using that screen res on tiny laptops, but to be fair, they are not much liking it with Photoshop.
I don't know how Retina support works with CC, but I wonder if you could force it on your iMac?
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I have a late 2009 iMac. I installed OSX 10.8.4 and want to go back to Snow Leopard. I have a 3TB external HD. Are there any issues I need to know about or tips I need to know before doing this? Thanks.
Downgrade Lion/Mountain Lion to Snow Leopard
1. Boot from your Snow 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
Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the
mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status
of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then
the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART
info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on
the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions
from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS
Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the
partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on
the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.
This will erase the whole drive so be sure to backup your files if you don't have a backup already. If you have performed a TM backup using Lion be aware that you cannot restore from that backup in Snow Leopard (see below.) I suggest you make a separate backup using Carbon Copy Cloner.
If you have Snow Leopard Time Machine backups made while on Snow Leopard, then you may do a full system restore per #14 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions. If you have subsequent backups from Lion, you can restore newer items selectively, via the "Star Wars" display, per #15 there, but be careful; some Snow Leopard apps may not work with the Lion/Mountain Lion files. -
Needing help with Bootcamp Drivers on my late 2009 27" iMac running windows 7 64-bit.
Hey, installed Windows 7 on my late 2009 27" iMac (Have previously done so and worked flawlessly, magic mouse could scroll etc) but had to remove the partition as I required more of my hard drive than anticipated, so I removed the partition and went to install Windows, everything worked fine until I wanted to install the bootcamp drivers, to which it said that my Mac doesnt support 64-bit... which it does as I've been running it for months with no problems whatsoever. Would appreciate if someone could tell me which version of bootcamp would be best to install and how to do so if the procedure isn't that simple. Also I get no sound from the Windows partition, as I get a red light from the audio Jack, which is clearly from the lack of drivers as it works fine on the OS X partition.
I have snow leopard install discs handy although the version of bootcamp on that differed from the one I had, which was much better.Did you download the correct drivers for your Mac? The Late 2009 iMac needs these drivers > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1630
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IMac (late 2009) really slow with all apps
I just recently have been having a huge problem with the speed of my iMac. It's a Late 2009 machine.
I am constantly having it freeze, with a spinning rainbow wheel, only to have it catch up with what I was typing, or trying to execute, after a few moments. This even happens when I only have one application running.
Here is my EtreCheck:
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 10, 2014 at 10:55:40 AM EDT
Hardware Information: ?
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac11,1
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
12 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
ATI Radeon HD 4850 - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 18:18:20
Disk Information: ?
ST31000528ASQ disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 891.63 GB (135.8 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 107.71 GB (85.55 GB free)
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information: ?
Seagate GoFlex Desk 3 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Extra Space (disk1s2) /Volumes/Extra Space: 3 TB (154.09 GB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
2 TB Work Drive (disk2s2) /Volumes/2 TB Work Drive: 2 TB (56.68 GB free)
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) Support
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) Support
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[failed] jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.MobileMeSyncClientAgent.plist
[failed] com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
[running] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Security Camera
Octoshape
Google Drive
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Dropbox
Spotify
TomTomHOMERunner
Audiogalaxy Helper
Internet Plug-ins: ?
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.0.0 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
Safari Extensions: ?
1Password
Audio Plug-ins: ?
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins ?
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
Perian Support
Tuxera NTFS Support
Time Machine: ?
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 830.40 GB Disk used: 703.92 GB
Destinations:
2 TB Work Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 2 TB
Total number of backups: 11
Oldest backup: 2014-03-06 20:03:01 +0000
Last backup: 2014-09-10 14:44:22 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 2 TB < (Disk used 703.92 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU: ?
14% mds
2% WindowServer
1% Activity Monitor
0% coreaudiod
0% sysmond
Top Processes by Memory: ?
221 MB Finder
184 MB ocspd
172 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
172 MB Safari
160 MB softwareupdated
Virtual Memory Information: ?
3.12 GB Free RAM
6.09 GB Active RAM
1.71 GB Inactive RAM
1.07 GB Wired RAM
3.41 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsNot too many red flags there.
However, a few of things to try:
Disable Google Drive and test. In general, off-site backup software can slow the computer, and there are numerous reports here that the Google apps are still not playing well with Mavericks.
Disable 1Password and test. It's a long shot but it could be contributing.
The Etrecheck report shows you hard drive passes the SMART test but you may wish to boot into your recovery partition and run Disk Utility from there.
Historically, TomTom's software has not been as Mac-friendly as Garmin's. That is another "disable and test" version you can do.
Disabling doesn't remove the software, just lets you test without that component loading.
You have some user log-in items with which I am not familiar:
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Security Camera <--------
Octoshape <-------
Google Drive
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Dropbox
Spotify
TomTomHOMERunner
Audiogalaxy Helper <--------
If these are part of some program you are not using, try running without them, especially if they were installed BEFORE you upgraded to Mavericks -
Windows 8 graphics issue with late 2009 27" iMac
Hi all,
First of all, I realise now that Apple don't support this model iMac for Windows 8 but I'm hoping someone has an idea of how to fix my issue as it is nearly working perfectly for me.
Ok, I have Windows 8 64bit almost happily installed on my late 2009 27" iMac and running the software I need. The only issue I've got is that the ATI 4850 HD isn't installing correctly.
Windows defaults to a Mobility Radeon 4850 driver that appears to fail to load which allows me to use Windows pretty well but it's lacking opengl support which I require for a few tasks.
I've tried a drivers from the boot camp support software, I've tried the mac driver from the ATI site, I've tried various other catalyst drivers from the ATI site (both legacy Windows 8 drivers and Windows 7 drivers). Every time I install any of these drivers I end up with a black screen, the backlight isn't even on.
To rectify the black screen I have to boot into safe mode and remove the driver, so that it defaults back to the one that doesn't load.
When I attempted to update to Windows 8.1 I experienced the same issue, so I'm assuming that 8.1 probably contains a new driver that isn't failing to load, but is breaking something when it does load.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated, I really don't want to have to go back to Windows 7 (not that Windows 7 is bad, I just have some software that requires 8).Any updates about this?
I have the same error... -
I would like to extend the screen from my circa 2013 27in iMAC with thunderbolt onto my circa late 2006 imac using the DVI port on that iMAC. Is this possible? If not is there another approach I can use? My 2006 iMAC is showing it's age but I figure I can use it as just a monitor just fine. Assuming I can connect the two together.
That older iMac isn't designed to receive video input through the mini-DVI connection. Only certain newer iMacs are able to be used as displays.
Your only options are to use something like ScreenRecycler mentioned above.
~Lyssa -
Black screen in Windows 8.1 on Late 2009 27" iMac
Hi,
My Late 2009 27" iMac i7 will not allow the display to turn on under Windows 8.1. It's not just black, its as though its powered off. This is some kind of a software problem. I am certain of this because I ran Windows 8.1 just fine since its release (10/17/2013). Hoestly, I ran it for months without a problem. I think it was an upgrade install over Windows 8 and not a clean install. Anyways, last week I upgraded to an SSD and needed to re-install Win 8.1. Now the display won't turn on. It works fine when you first boot it up after the setup runs, then a windows chime sounds and the screen goes blank and never turns on again. If you enable RDP before this happens you can still access the computer. I have re-installed Windows 8.1 and also I have tried BootCamp 4.0.4033, 5.0.5033, and 5.1.5621. None of them have enabled the display. Nor has the vanilla driver from AMD/ATI. I am at a complete loss as to what to do. My only hope is there are a handful of other users with this model of iMac who also have this issue and have solved it. If I ever find the solution you can count on me writing it in detail here in this thread or linking to a thread that solves it.
Thanks,
sr.mattoSummary: The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 and other "legacy" graphics cards are not yet supported by AMD/ATI on Windows 8.1.
If you are disatisfied with a perfectly serviceable series of video cards being dropped from support make yourself heard: http://emailcustomercare.amd.com
---Details---
Okay after some pretty exaustive research I have found out a few things.
First, that AMD/ATI has decided to not include several series of "legacy" video cards in their support for Windows 8.1. This support may come in the future. There are conflicting reports about wether or not this is happening.
Second, there is a small community that is devoted to unofficial modified drivers that are supposed to allow legacy cards to be used on Windows 8.1. -> http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=372799. I had no success whatsoever with these drivers, even on a clean install of Windows 8.1. I did get the drivers to install, but no games could start and Windows warned me about the drivers being unsigned frequently. So I would be hesitant to devote a lot of time to installing those drivers.
Lastly, I am pretty disapointed with AMD/ATI. Sure, the card is approaching its sixth year anniversary (~June 25, 2008) but it works just fine for most uses. It is a perfectly serviceable card for desktop uses. I just installed an SSD with the hopes of getting four more years out of this computer. I guess I will be religated to Windows7/8 on this machine till the end of its life. People considering the SSD upgrade may want to take this into consideration. I suppose its a non-issue if you are OK with using Windows 7 for four more years.
There seems to be a potential for upgrading the video card to the part used in the 2011 iMac, but for now that part costs $500 or $600, if its even stocked.
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I've got a late 2009 mac mini with a 320gb hard drive and I want to upgrade it to a 1tb drive or bigger. What HDDs are compatible with my mini?
Because of the price I'm not interested in solid state drives, unless of course you want to send me $1,000.
I've already got external drives but I take my mini back and forth to work and don't want to carry those drives with me.
I'm not interested in buying a laptop. My mini works great so why waste $1,000 or more when I can buy a 1 to 3 TB hdd for under $300 and have exactly what I want. My late 2009 Mac Mini with a large hdd.
I went to Crucial's website and they can't tell me what drives fit my Mac Mini. That's where I got my ram (8GB). I'm ONLY interested in name brand quality HDDs.The limiting factor in your 2009 mini is the max 9.5mm drive thickness.
One of the largest capacity 2.5" drives that meets this criteria is the HGST (formerly Hitachi) at 1.5GB
Any reputable SATA HDD you can find that is not thicker then this 9.5mm will work.
Maybe you are looking for
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