Is SSD available for 2009 2.66 ghz imac?
I had posted a different question about updating my imac. Some people recommended SSD. I ran a scan on Crucial's website and it didn't find a compatible drive. Is my iMac too old for that?
Thanks,
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Like the posters on the link were saying, the issue can be resolved but it isn't a straight foreward plug and play replacement. In hindsight when I was upgrading my iMac I had the SSD in a Firewire800 cradle and I did see some improvment in launch speed of the system and applications I don't think it is enough bang for your buck to run it that way.
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I've exported longer and more complex projects using the same setup with no problem, also with less free disk space
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I have received a message intermittently since I got the iMac. The Force Quit menu comes up and says "Your mac osx startupdisk has no more space available for application memory". Sometimes there are a few applications open. Sometimes none. Whenever I look in the Activity Monitor Utility I see 2 or 3 gigs of RAM still available for use, and lots of hard drive space.
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Thank you Gregg WilliamsBoilerplate text:
Reset Preferences
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/375776
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Upgrade Paths to Snow Leopard, Lion, and/or Mountain Lion
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2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
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6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
terms apply.
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Lion System Requirements
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or Xeon processor
2. 2GB of memory
3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
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5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
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OS X Mountain Lion — System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) —
Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table — RoaringApps.
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