My imac G5 will not recognize my new iphone 4s

The G5 has the 10.5.8 , not sure if this is the problem?
What I really want to do is export my address book from the imac to the iphone. I saved them on the imac as vcards from my android phone.

Yes, your iMac can run Mountain Lion per this article: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5444
(I assume your iMac is five years old or less.)
You are running Leopard, which is at least three years old, and probably older.
You will need to purchase at least Lion (last year's OS X), and at least iTunes 10.7 (current is 11.0.1).

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I just got an iPhone 4 from Best Buy today. Everything has worked fine throughout the day until I tried adding my music on to my phone. I have an iPod Nano that has worked fine with my computer in the past, always synced smoothly when needed. When I try syncing and adding music from my iTunes to my iPhone, iTunes does not recognize my iPhone at all. It does not show up under 'Devices' in iTunes. My 'Computer' (Windows 7) recognizes the iPhone as a device, but nothing in iTunes. I've updated my iPhone software, uninstalled all Apple programs, and reinstalled all of them back on to my computer, with no luck.

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation system requirements
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24950
Leopard is no longer available at the Apple Store but may be available by calling Apple Phone Sales @ 1-800-MY-APPLE (1-800-692-7753).
If you can't obtain a retail install DVD from Apple, look on eBay or Google the installer part numbers to possibly find at an on-line store. Here's what to look for:
MB427Z/A Leopard 10.5.1 install DVD
MB576Z/A Leopard 10.5.4 install DVD
MB021Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (single user)
MB022Z/A Leopard 10.5.6 install DVD (5-user family pack)
Installing Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Installation and Setup Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/leopard_install-setup.pdf
After you install the base 10.5, download & install the 10.5.8 combo update at http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update
 Cheers, Tom

IMac 400dv will not recognize new hard drive installed

Hi,
I had been having trouble with my iMac 400dv's hard drive. I had posted the problems I was having and had gotten some very nice feedback. The final decision was to install a new hard drive and battery.
I purchased a refurbished 40GB Maxtor to replace my old 20GB. Installation was no problem except that my iMac will not recognize the new drive. If I reinstall the old one, it recognizes it right away, so I know it has been installed correctly.
I took the new hard drive back to the store and the tech said that it wasn't set on the "Master" position. He set it and tested the drive and said that it was fine. I reinstalled and get the same result, no drive can be sellected to install the software. No matter where I set the pin, I get the same result. I called the phone help line (MicroCenter) and the new tech told me that the drive was too big for my mac, which makes no sense to me since they suggested I buy a 100GB in the 1st place.
I have 1GB of memory, my installation disk if for 8.6 and I will bring it up to 9.2 if I can get it running again.
Any suggestions?
thanks,
Lucy

Lucy Rust...
In my opinion no Macintosh user should attempt to install a refurbished HD under any condition. Especially any HD that is to be bootable as they are no longer reliable for the Mac.
Master setting is a must for the HD and never tinker with an optical setting. Well, if you could mess with the optical setting, expect to do some micro-surgery.
You should be good for a HD up to a capacity of 120GB. The threshold is somewhere around 137GB but you will not find such odd capacity on the market.
I think the rest has been covered.
...Ron

I am trying to install my adobe acrobat XI Pro, but after i go thru the installation process, i get a message saying my free trial has ended, the system will not recognize my new product.

i am trying to install my adobe acrobat XI Pro, but after i go thru the installation process, i get a message saying my free trial has ended, the system will not recognize my new product.

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I changed my number along with my sim card and imessage will not recognize my new number. how can i have imessage forget my old number and use my new number?

i changed my number along with my sim card and imessage will not recognize my new number. how can i have imessage forget my old number and use my new number?
i have tried signing out of imessage and signing back in. (when i do that and am asked to select my email adress, i see my new number but it is greyed out and i cant select it)

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I just changed my apple ID because I needed to change my e mail account. My new ID updated on all of my devices except for iCloud on my phone. My phone however will not recognize my new Apple ID for iCloud? Any suggestions?

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To change the iCloud ID on your phone you have to go to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, provide the password for the old ID when prompted to turn off Find My iDevice, then sign back in with the new ID. If you only changed your ID and didn't create an entirely new ID, you can choose Delete from My iPhone when prompted. Your data will download back to your phone when you sign back in.
Save any photo stream photos that you want to keep to your camera roll before deleting the account. Deleting the account deletes the photo stream photos from your phone.

I got an iphone 4. I had to update my macbook pro to Lepard just to sync. I updated to lepard. Now when I try to sync itunes does not recognize my new iphone 4 as mine and wants to erase everything I have bought using the phone.

I upgraded from Iphone 3g to iphone 4. I had to update my macbook pro to Lepard just to sync. the **** thing with the new iphone 4. I bought and updated to lepard. Now when I try to sync itunes does not recognize my new iphone 4 as mine and wants to erase everything I have bought using the phone before it will sync! It says everything on the phone now will be cleared in order to sync it with my existing info on the computer from my previous iphone. How can I just get everything from my current iphone 4 into itunes, basically add it to the info from my previous iphone 3g that is currently in my itunes? I dont want to lose what I have on my phone currently....I paid money for half the apps for crying out loud.
I was so frustrated by this when I first bought the phone that I just pushed it out of my mind and NEVER synced it. Please help...

Nope - you cannot restore a backup from a newer iOS version on to a device running an older iOS version. The reverse works, but in your case to use your backup, you must update to iOS 7.0.3 - no other option if you want to use that backup.

Itunes will not recognize either my iphone or ipad any more since I've downloaded their latest update. I'm working with a Windows 8.1 computer. Can someone help please?

Itunes will not recognize either my iphone 5 or my ipad since I have downloaded the new Itunes upgrade on my Windows 8.1 system. I've uninstalled and reinstalled and none of that works. Can someone help with this?

I've uninstalled and reinstalled and none of that works.
Doublechecking. Have you also tried a complete uninstall of both iTunes and all the other related software components and then a reinstall? If not, try the instructions from the following document:
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My USB ports will not recognize any devices, iPhone or external drives. Keyboard and printer work, any suggestions?

My USB ports will not recognize any devices, iPhone or external drives. Keyboard and printer work, any suggestions?

I'd start by looking in system profiler.
the blue Apple icon > About this Mac > More info...
goto the hardware section. Scroll down and click on USB
See what happens when you have the device plugged in & not plugged in.
Move keyboard & mouse around to verify that ports work. Plug device in a port that worked with keyboar or mouse. Keyboard usb ports are rather low power.
Perhaps device is taking too much power. Are devices power or unpowered? Try connecting devices to a usb hub.
Which mac do you have?
What iMac do you have?
Report system info
Blue apple > about this Mac
click on more info
click on hardware
do not copy your serial number

My HP Pavillion w/Windows XP will not recognize my new External HDD

HP Pavillion w/Windows XP Media Center m7267c Desktop PC
Is it necessary to pay a outside Driver manager to restor the ability of my PC to instal Driver Software for devices that the specific Mfg states should already have present on my OS?
I purchased a Western Digital 2TB External Drive ( WDBAAUOO20HBK-01 ) to free up my packed Internal HDD. I made sure it was a "USB 2.0" device. But the PC will not recognize the external HDD device.
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HT2954 I changed my email address on Gmail and now my computer will not recognize the new password when I modify my account?

I changed my email password on Gmail last night. I then went into settings on my MAC to reflect the changes but it will not recognize it. I double checked to ensure I had the right password and it is. I can log into my email from safari with no issues. I have varified that all account information is correct but its still not working. I have also lost notes and contacts.

Keychain is no longer able to update itself when I upgrade an application...
http://unsanity.org/archives/2007_01.php
Mail passwords not holding...
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sudo mv /var/db/CodeEquivalenceDatabase /var/db/CodeEquivalenceDatabase.old
Carefully type your admin password when asked & hit enter, as it won't be echoed, then restart the Mac.
The Password rejection can confuse people since it's a catch all meaning...
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The receiving email ports are:
IMAP is port 143
IMAP-SSL is port 993
POP is port 110
POP-SSL is port 995
Outgoing ports are...
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HT2480 just updated to ios 7 and had to change my password on my exchange account, now it will not recognize my new password

Just updated my iphone 4 to ios 7.01 and had to change my password on my exchange account. My exchange account will not verify the new password even though they are the same for both laptop and iphone

Hi,
It should allow you to change the password in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > your account > Account > Password > Done
Or you can try to remove your account and add it again in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Exchange
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Itunes on my Imac G5 will not recognize any of my ipods

I was given an Imac G5, which has hardly been used and had never ever had any updates. I connected my Ipod Classic and Nano ( all circa 2007, 2009) and Itunes doesn't recognize it as an Ipod so I cannot sync them. I am very new to the Mac World and would like to know if I can update the operating system ( Panther Mac OS X) to another more current system. I downloaded Itunes 10.1 but all I keep getting is a window saying "The Installer Package " Install Itunes" cannot be found. The Bill of Materials for this package was not found". I am sorry I have no ides what this means. I hope someone can help. Many Thanks
Simone Cutlack

Panther is quite outdated operating system, it would be better if you could upgrade atleast to 10.4 "Tiger", 10.5 "Leopard" is the last operating system which will work with PowerPC -processors (G3, G4 and G5) so you might want to upgrade as much as you can at once. Apple does not seem to host any versions of iTunes on their website which would work on 10.3 "Panther". iTunes 10.1 will not work with Panther. I Googled quickly and it seems that iTunes 7 is the last series which workd on 10.3 but they might too old to support your new iPods.
I think you'll need to upgrade your OS.
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IMac G3 will not recognize USB upon startup?

The iMac G3 seems to be fine hardware wise, however, it will not accept any input upon startup and I cannot boot from a CD. I have tried booting whole holding down the C key, tried booting into options, open firmware, etc. All with no luck, it just continues to boot into a very blank OS 9.2 screen which I can do nothing with. Once it has "booted" I can move the mouse around, so the UBS ports do work, they're just not recognized when the machine turns on. I am using a standard Apple USB "Blue" Keyboard from 1999, so I can't imagine that being the problem.
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I have no idea, even if the CD drive is dead, shouldn't I at least be able to boot into terminal, open firmware, or startup manager?
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Jjust out of curiousity, what are you using for "boot from cd"?
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Is this a try or slot iMac? Does the slot of firewire? I'd get a firewire cd drive if your machine supports it.
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"A serial number is a unique, identifying number or group of numbers and letters assigned to an individual piece of hardware or software. It's used for various things depending on the product / brand but what is your Mac's serial number for and more importantly... what is it hiding and what can it do for you ?"
http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php
or
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