Off-centered icon+magenta lines on 2008 iMac
Hello, this is my first of hopefully many posts to this forum! I have an early 2008 24 inch iMac that I acquired recently. When the device is powered on it chimes and displays an off-centered, flashing folder icon accompanied with vertical magenta lines. It has already been opened by the previous owner who had to pull the drive for data destruction. It will not display anything via the mini dvi cable, is this due to a missed connection inside of the device?
Hi wokingmac,
If you are having an issue with your iMac display not responding appropriately, I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays - Apple Support
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L
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Early 2008 iMac (8,1) randomly goes into sleep mode
Hey,
My early 2008 iMac (8,1) on 10.8.2 goes into sleep mode by itself. I've played around in Energy Saver, tried resetting SMC, NVRAM, replaced HDD, reformatted HDD, installed smcFanControl, reinstalled Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion. None of that worked. Took it to the Genius bar, performed some diagnostics tests and they said everything worked properly. Does anybody have the same problem? I can still use the computer for general computer use (light web surfing and e-mailing), but it seems to go into sleep mode when I have a lot of applications open and especially when watching videos. I've tried researching this problem, but I've haven't found a definitive answer. Right now, the Genius that I've been talking to thinks it may be the RAM. I'm waiting on new shipments of test RAM to arrive at the Apple Store for him to properly diagnose.
Thanks,
Jason
iMac (8,1)
2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2x2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB
1TB 7200 RPM SATA ST1000DM003-1CH162
If you want to read the whole time line, I've included it here. I apologize for it being so long.
At first I was running Lion (10.7.5) and the computer would enter sleep mode whenever I was doing anything with video. For example, watching YouTube videos and chatting on FaceTime. And funny enough, I distinctly remember watching a bunch of movies with VLC and the computer did not go to sleep (Although, this is not true anymore). I could wake the computer up and use it, however within a few minutes the computer would re-enter sleep mode. The computer seemed fine and I could access all of my files. Tried resetting SMC and it did not resolve the issue.
I made a Genius appointment to see if they were familiar with the issue. The iMac passed the in-store diagnostics test; it said all the components were functioning properly. He told me to bring it home to do a fresh re-install of my OS and then run my computer to see if the problem persisted. I took it home and reformatted my HDD with a 35-pass erase, re-installed Snow Leopard (10.6.8) and declined to transfer any backups from Time Machine. I was using a fresh system and sure enough, the problem persited. Tried doing the same thing again but with Lion (10.7.5) and still no luck. So I made another appointment and it passed the in-store diagnostics test again. I let them keep the computer for a 24-hour diagnostics test. They told me they would diagnose my computer with the OS on my HDD as well as a copy of OS that the Apple store deemed 'good' on an external HDD. The Genius called me and told me that my HDD failed their 24-hour diagnostics test and recommended I replace it. I initially had a 750 GB HDD, and the Apple Store could only offer me a 500 GB HDD ($200). I opted to take my computer to Carbon Computing, an authorized dealer in Toronto, to have a 1 TB Seagate HDD ($170) installed with no OS on it. I brought it home, performed another 35-pass erase and installed Snow Leopard. Problem still persisted. Repeated with Lion, still unsuccessful. Looking back, I was so excited that I just had to replace the HDD to fix the problem, I forgot to ask the guy if he could recreate the issue.
I began to suspect that it was a heating issue. So I installed Temperature Monitor and smcFanControl, and cleaned the fans as much as I could without taking the computer apart. Without smcFC on I tried to recreate the problem and I noticed that the Power Supply Position 1 reached 95 degrees Celsius, and Graphics Processor Temperature Diode reached 97 degrees Celsius before entering sleep mode. I don't know much about temperature sensors and what they monitor specifically, and so I couldn't draw any conclusions from that data. I turned on smcFC and cranked the optical drive speed to 2000 RPM, HDD to 3000, and CPU to 3000. The computer still went to sleep but the temperatures were below 90 degrees Celsius before entering sleep mode. I've tried researching here and on the internet about normal operating temperature ranges of iMacs and generally found that most do reached that temperature but they do not go to sleep mode.
Then I thought it may be a problem with Lion so I upgraded to Mountain Lion. The issue still persisted. Tried resetting SMC and NVRAM, did not resolve issue.
I called the same Apple Store explaining to them that their recommendation of replacing the HDD did not resolve the issue. They told me to bring it in and have them check it out again. I went through the same process I did before; the iMac passed all of their diagnostic tests. The Genius told me this time he will test out the RAM. He called me and told me that he could replicate the problem and so he proceeded to put in a stick of 'good' Apple RAM, but the computer would not work. He said the 'good' Apple RAM was damaged, either before or in the process of putting it in. He plugged in my old stick of RAM and the computer worked. He tried to recreate the problem and claimed that the computer ran for over 24 hours with an existing movie on my HDD playing and it did not go to sleep mode. However, once I brought it home I played the same movie right away and it turned off 17 minutes into the movie. Tried resetting SMC and NVRAM again, ran the movie again, still went to sleep.
And that's the story for now...Now to find out WHY it does it at home only. How hot is it at home? Have you checked the AC current/voltage at home?
Well they were able to replicate the issue at the Apple Store the second time I left my computer there. Anyway, we don't have any heating on at my house at the moment. It's usually from around 20-23 degrees Celsius (72-75 F). Temperature Monitor says ambient temperature is 30 degree C though...
I'm not really sure how to check the AC current/voltage at home, but my computer worked before I moved it. So I'm not sure if that is the issue.
I normally only have speakers set up to my computer and a wired keyboard. The speakers are powered separately. I would assume that at the Apple Store only the power cord and wired keyboard are connected.
What is the Power Supply Position? And what does it do?
Thanks for your help! -
Would it be worthwhile to put in a larger hard drive and boost the memory on our early 2008 iMac? We realize it is on borrowed time but we would like to squeeze a little more time out of it.
Problem description:
This iMac is running awfully slow, and freezes up often
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated December 20, 2014 at 1:40:32 PM CST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 21:42:10
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HDP725032GLA380 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (204.84 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.0.1) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.0.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.0.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.0.1) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.memeo.Memeod.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.leadertech.PowerRegister.EPS2.fa8d34509cfddcea6fdfd2f145193825.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.0r600 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 [Support]
Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071505000006 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
BrowserPlus [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Destinations:
FreeAgent GoFlex Drive [Local]
Total size: 1.00 TB
Total number of backups: 1
Oldest backup: 2014-06-08 05:27:16 +0000
Last backup: 2014-06-08 05:27:16 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 1.00 TB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
2% WindowServer
2% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
1% fontd
0% AppleSpell
0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
292 MB Safari
219 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
180 MB mds_stores
150 MB softwareupdated
120 MB installd
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.61 GB Free RAM
1.86 GB Active RAM
277 MB Inactive RAM
543 MB Wired RAM
626 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 19, 2014, 03:58:57 PM Self test - passed -
I have an old G4 Powerbook that has suddenly lost it's screen. It just flickers at times. I want to get the iPhoto data with lots of pictures out of the G4 and onto my 2008 iMac. I have no idea how to network these two and it is complicated by the loss of screen on the laptop. I know the laptop is up and running after I TURN IT ON BECAUSE WHEN THE SCREEN DOES IT'S FLICKER ON AND OFF BIT I CAN SEE THE DESK TOP. HOWEVER, THESE FLICKERS ARE SO BRIEF I CANNOT PERFORM any TASKS (woops) on the laptop. Help???
I will post my experience just in case someone else has this problem. John was right about the Firewire cable being the 800 9 pin job for both my PB G4 (2003 version) and my iMac (2008 version). Even though there was no screen to look at on the PB I was able to get into the target disk mode by first hooking up the firewire cable to my iMac and then the PB, then, holding down the "T" key on the PB I started it up. The iMac was already up and running.
It took several seconds but eventually a target disc icon for my PB showed up on the desktop of my iMac. Double clicking on the icon let me have access to all that was in the PB.
Sort of and here is where it got dicey. My PB and iMac do not run the same OSX versions, the PB being pretty old. Additionaly the cause of my concern was my wife's photos stored in some obscure location on the PB and using an old version of iPhoto which did not mesh at all with my iMac version.
After a bit of poking about and trying different work arounds I got lucky and a info box poped up saying that the data needed to be upgraded to be read by my newer version of iPhoto. Long storey short I went down this path and got everything transfered to the iMac. Just not sure how I got on that path, but I did. -
Is there an extended warranty involving vertical lines on my iMac?
is there an extended warranty involving vertical lines on my iMac?
Hello Royce, when did you buy it? Did ypu purchase extended AppleCare for it?
So we know more about it...
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac, then click on More Info, then click on Hardware> and report this upto but not including the Serial#...
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 6 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM71.007A.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.21f4
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.
Then click on More Info>Hardware>Graphics/Displays and report like this...
NVIDIA GeForce 7800GT:
Chipset Model: GeForce 7800GT
Type: Display
Bus: PCI
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: nVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0092
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 2152.2
Displays:
VGA Display:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Supported
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Display:
Status: No display connected -
I have a 2008 iMac 21.5" using 10.6.8 Snow Leopard with VM Ware 4.1.3 supporting Windows 7. Initially ML OSX refused to install due to Back up on HD which I removed to trash.It then proceeded but froze up in the initial stages with 33 mins remaining. I was lucky enough to quit and restart using 10.6.8. With all the problems on this chat line, it appears it may be best to leave Mountain Lion well alone, and cut losses rather than tempt fate.Has anybody anything positive to say or help with?
Welcome to Apple Communities
1. Open Disk Utility and repair permissions
2. Open Finder, go to your user's folder > Library > Caches and delete everything
3. Verify disk
4. See if your apps are compatible with OS X 10.8 > http://www.roaringapps.com
You can also do a backup and create a DVD or USB drive to install OS X > http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/how-to-create-a-bootable-backup-mountain-li on-install-disk/ When you start in 10.8 installer, open Disk Utility, select your volume and erase the drive, and install -
I purchased a used 2008 iMac. And although the previous owner said he deleted all of his information, his iCloud account is still the primary. I don't have a clue about what to do about it. I signed him out and logged in with my info, but still no go. Is there any way to eliminate his iCloud account and make mine the primary without rebooting it back to factory settings? There was an update, I believe, that I couldn't install because i didn't have his password that is what made me aware that his acct. was still active. I don't know what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Before buying a second-hand computer, you should have run Apple Diagnostics or the Apple Hardware Test, whichever is applicable.
The first thing to do after buying the computer is to erase the internal drive and install a clean copy of OS X. You—not the original owner—must do that. Changes made by Apple over the years have made this seemingly straightforward task very complex.
How you go about it depends on the model, and on whether you already own another Mac. If you're not sure of the model, enter the serial number on this page. Then find the model on this page to see what OS version was originally installed.
It's unsafe, and may be unlawful, to use a computer with software installed by a previous owner.
1. If you don't own another Mac
a. If the machine shipped with OS X 10.4 or 10.5, you need a boxed and shrink-wrapped retail Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) installation disc from the Apple Store or a reputable reseller—not from eBay or anything of the kind. If the machine is very old and has less than 1 GB of memory, you'll need to add more in order to install 10.6. Preferably, install as much memory as it can take, according to the technical specifications.
b. If the machine shipped with OS X 10.6, you need the installation media that came with it: gray installation discs, or a USB flash drive for a MacBook Air. You should have received the media from the original owner, but if you didn't, order replacements from Apple. A retail disc, or the gray discs from another model, will not work.
To start up from an optical disc or a flash drive, insert it, then restart the computer and hold down the C key at the startup chime. Release the key when you see the gray Apple logo on the screen.
c. If the machine shipped with OS X 10.7 or later, you don't need media. It should start up in Internet Recovery mode when you hold down the key combination option-command-R at the startup chime. Release the keys when you see a spinning globe.
d. Some 2010-2011 models shipped with OS X 10.6 and received a firmware update after 10.7 was released, enabling them to use Internet Recovery. If you have one of those models, you can't reinstall 10.6 even from the original media, and Internet Recovery will not work either without the original owner's Apple ID. In that case, contact Apple Support, or take the machine to an Apple Store or another authorized service provider to have the OS installed.
2. If you do own another Mac
If you already own another Mac that was upgraded in the App Store to the version of OS X that you want to install, and if the new Mac is compatible with it, then you can install it. Use Recovery Disk Assistant to prepare a USB device, then start up the new Mac from it by holding down the C key at the startup chime. Alternatively, if you have a Time Machine backup of OS X 10.7.3 or later on an external hard drive (not a Time Capsule or other network device), you can start from that by holding down the option key and selecting it from the row of icons that appears. Note that if your other Mac was never upgraded in the App Store, you can't use this method.
3. Partition and install OS X
a. If you see a lock screen when trying to start up from installation media or in Recovery mode, then a firmware password was set by the previous owner, or the machine was remotely locked via iCloud. You'll either have to contact the owner or take the machine to an Apple Store or another service provider to be unlocked. You may be asked for proof of ownership.
b. Launch Disk Utility and select the icon of the internal drive—not any of the volume icons nested beneath it. In the Partition tab, select the default options: a GUID partition table with one data volume in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. This operation will permanently remove all existing data on the drive.
c. An unusual problem may arise if all the following conditions apply:
OS X 10.7 or later was installed by the previous owner
The startup volume was encrypted with FileVault
You're booted in Recovery mode (that is, not from a 10.6 installation disc)
In that case, you won't be able to unlock the volume or partition the drive without the FileVault password. Ask for guidance or see this discussion.
d. After partitioning, quit Disk Utility and run the OS X Installer. If you're installing a version of OS X acquired from the App Store, you will need the Apple ID and password that you used. When the installation is done, the system will automatically restart into the Setup Assistant, which will prompt you to transfer the data from another Mac, its backups, or from a Windows computer. If you have any data to transfer, this is usually the best time to do it.
e. Run Software Update and install all available system updates from Apple. To upgrade to a major version of OS X newer than 10.6, get it from the Mac App Store. Note that you can't keep an upgraded version that was installed by the original owner. He or she can't legally transfer it to you, and without the Apple ID you won't be able to update it in Software Update or reinstall, if that becomes necessary. The same goes for any App Store products that the previous owner installed—you have to repurchase them.
4. Other issues
a. If the original owner "accepted" the bundled iLife applications (iPhoto, iMovie, and Garage Band) in the App Store so that he or she could update them, then they're irrevocably linked to that Apple ID and you won't be able to download them without buying them. Reportedly, Mac App Store Customer Service has sometimes issued redemption codes for these apps to second owners who asked.
b. If the previous owner didn't deauthorize the computer in the iTunes Store under his Apple ID, you wont be able to authorize it immediately under your ID. In that case, you'll either have to wait up to 90 days or contact iTunes Support.
c. When trying to create a new iCloud account, you might get a failure message: "Account limit reached." Apple imposes a lifetime limit of three iCloud account setups per device. Erasing the device does not reset the limit. You can still use an iCloud account that was created on another device, but you won't be able to create a new one. Contact iCloud Support for more information. The setup limit doesn't apply to Apple ID accounts used for other services, such as the iTunes and Mac App Stores, or iMessage. You can create as many of those accounts as you like. -
Hi there, I have a 2008 iMac 24' 3.06 Intel Duo with 4gb ram. And yesterday it was working totally fine and jolly with no issues. Then I noticed there was an OS X update for Mavericks, so I finally decided to do it, and once it was rebooted it went to like the grey screen and I could move my mouse, just nothing else was there. So I tried to restart it, and then it booted up, but was really laggy, and so I decided to restart it and try again, this time the iMac froze at the login. So I decided to take it apart, pull the 500gb hard drive, connect it to my MacBook Pro, and then formatted it in Disc Utility. From there, I opened the Mavericks installer on my MacBook and then installed it to the iMac's hard drive via usb hard drive enclosement. And once the install of Mavericks was completed, I put the hard drive back into the iMac and tried to boot it. It now boots up to the white screen with the Apple and the loading circle underneath the Apple and then it freezes and doesn't go any further. So then once that happened, I turned it off and tried to boot it into recovery mode. Then it freezes on the screen with the Apple and loading circle below it. Then out of desperation, tried to use a bootable disc of Mavericks to see if i can at least get the iMac to boot up again, with no success. It froze at the same point again. So now I reach out to the Apple Community to see if anyone else has an idea on what I can do or if anyone had this issue and what they did to resolve it. Any help would be great. Thanks.
mddcfilms and Pat75, I'm having precisely this same issue -- no booting but spinning and freezing gear under the Apple logo. Have either of you come to a resolution? Here are my details:
iMac, Early 2008, 24”, 3.06 GHz, 4GB
September 2013: Nvidia GeForce 8800 GS GPU repaired, HDD replaced with Western Digital 2TB
21 April 2014: Erased HDD with Disk Utility on Mavericks USB; clean installation of Mavericks from the USB. Process completed without issue, including registration process. After a minute or two of poking around, machine shut down immediately (not through the shut-down process).
Since then it will not boot up. Grey screen and Apple logo appear, with gear spinning; the gear freezes, then the machine tries to boot up again. Occasionally I’ll hear “To use English for the main language, press the return key.”
I’ve tried booting into Safe Mode; same gear freeze and restart.
I’ve tried booting to the 10.9 Recovery disk; same gear freeze and restart.
Tried booting from Mavericks USB; same freeze and restart.
Tried booting from 10.6.3 DVD; same freeze and restart.
Ran Apple Service Toolkit (at Stormfront in the UK), which turned up nothing in error.
Started in single-user mode to test HDD and RAM, which are fine.
Started in verbose mode to check logs; some error messages but nothing seems crucial. After the log screen, the grey screen and Apple logo appear, gear spins, and then freeze.
Cannot get to Apple Hardware Test (vintage machine too old?)
Cannot get to Target Disk Mode with my MacBook Pro
Ideas: Potential booting flaw in Mavericks installation. Firmware incompatibility with Mavericks. Hardware issue in Nvidia GPU (known for problems). At the moment I'm hoping that it's a Mavericks installation or firmware issue, though I suspect the Nvidia GPU has blown up on me. These graphics cards are known for being pieces of junk, so I may try installing the lower spec ATI Radeon 2600 GPU if I can find one at a reasonable price.
Anybody else have precisely these problems or have any advice? -
2008 iMac needs upgrade, but to what?
My trusty early 2008 24" iMac 8,1 (Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.06 GHz) started out rather dicey in terms of reliability (replaced the hard drive TWICE, replaced a dying fan, replaced the defective optical/CD-DVD drive, all under AppleCare, thankfully) but after those repairs, it has performed well in the years since. However, having maxed out the RAM at the paltry 4GB it supposedly will recognize and trying to keep even 30GB of free space on the paltry 500GB stock hard drive by tossing out as much unneeded stuff as possible and loading up external drives for backups and redundant backups, I am getting really tired of seeing that spinning beach ball every time I try to do the simplest file task and heaven forbid I try to open anything else when I have Photoshop CS5 running!
Clearly, I have reached the limit of this machine's capability to run the most recent (10.9.5 at the moment) Mac OS and despite the fact that there is nothing technically wrong with the hardware, I really can't use it in this condition any longer. With no way to upgrade the RAM and no way to (easily) upgrade the internal hard drive, and having had a good six or so years out of it since upgrading to it from my old G5, I am considering just getting a new Mac instead.
But each time I try to press the "submit order" on a $2700 refurbished low end Mac Pro in the Apple Store, I get visions of parting with nearly three grand and losing my display and my Facetime camera as well as having the need to purchase replacements for both (and probably the optical drive as well, but those are now gone in the iMacs too, I understand) and change my mind and go back and look at the deals on the new iMacs instead. But in order to make sure I have no future problems like I had with this one (the fact that all the components that might fail are so hard to get to, jammed into a big laptop case makes me miss my G5 tower's easy-open side hatch) I want to get as much RAM and as fast/reliable storage technology as possible, so I don't know if I should pay extra for the fusion drive (that still has a spinning drive sealed in there somewhere) or an i7 processor over the stock i5 or just bite the bullet and get the Pro that may end up not costing much more after tricking out the iMac to the max and if so, could I use my old 2008 iMac as a monitor for it?
Any help deciding would be welcome, thanks.Yes, I found out that I can, indeed, upgrade to 6GB by replacing one of the 2GB modules with a 4GB (wish I had known that when I originally upgraded the two 1GB modules in the first place) despite the official word I was aware of that 4GB was all that would be recognized.
I also backed up, erased, reformatted, clean installed Mavericks and apps and kept large music, photo, iMovie libraries off the main hard drive to give the puny 500GB drive more room to work and all that seems to have made the computer more usable for me to keep it for at least a few more years, rather than pay big bucks to upgrade to the newest hardware (and lose my internal optical drive in the process).
Thanks for the suggestions and responses! -
This white spots, and a little magenta line
I noticed recently that I have a couple of those white spots now on the right, center portion of my screen. I have one of the very first Aluminum PowerBook's, I got it in January 2004 immediately after the Titanium's were replaced. It's one slightly larger white spot, a smaller one above it as well a couple in the center. Also, there is a smallish magenta line on the right side of the screen. Is this a bad pixel(s)? I know these white spots were a big issue before, but at the time my computer didn't have them but now they do. Is this something AppleCare can help me with?
The same thing happened to me, and yes they should take care of it.
What you need to do is visit the Apple store and see a Genius to submit the repair request. All he needs to do is take a look at it and see if it's worthwhile. Most likely it is. When the Genius saw mine, he immediately said "yep I see it, anyone could see it..." And my 2 white spots were about than 1/16." Then they'll ship it off for you and probably replace the LCD. Mine should come back in a couple days. -
Apple TV Image is off-centered
I am getting a green line (more like a ~10 pix bar) at the right of the screen when HDMI is set to "auto" in the video settings. When I set it to HDMI:RGB, The green line disappears but the screen is definitely still off-centered to the left. I tried switching back and forth. Sometimes the image becomes centered after the initial switch from "auto" to "RGB" but then moved back to the left again after a second or so. Has anyone experienced this?
Welcome to the Apple community.
If you've determined that your Internet connection is good enough to maintain an HD stream (ie on another device), your local network may be suffering from interference or might be improperly configured. -
My parents bought a new 20 in iMac this February with a ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro Graphics Card. It was their first Mac previously having used PC's. I was looking at the Snow Leopard specs last night, as they will ask whether they should get it and it clearly says that Open CL will only work with the ATI Radeon 4850, Radeon 4870 or more recent NVIDIA cards used in the iMacs introduced this year.
I was a bit shocked at this, surely there must be some mistake. OK my 5 year old G5 won't run Leopard, but to find that a six month old iMac won't run a core Leopard component is, well, not very impressive. So Leopard will boost your Mac's performance but only if you bought it this year. I have to admit I'm beginning to wonder about Apple.
Can anyone tell me whether Snow Leopard will boost performance on this iMac at all?OpenCL is not a "core" Mac OS X component. All it does is allows developers to use a Mac's graphics hardware (the GPU) to do some non-graphics processing in certain situations, basically off-loading some types of work from the CPU. But the primary purpose of the GPU is to accelerate graphics processing, and Snow Leopard supports the OpenGL every bit as well as Leopard. Also, to take advantage of OpenCL, developers have to figure out where they can apply it, and recode their applications to use this new capability. That's going to take time.
Therefore, Snow Leopard will immediately make your parent's iMac run better, more efficiently, in many ways not related to OpenCL, due to the different areas of optimization. Lack of support for OpenCL does not make that iMac any slower when upgraded to Snow Leopard, it just just a non-factor, something that does not apply. There will be no impact from OpenCL even on supported Macs until developers learn how to use this capability and update their apps.
It is the same as any improvement Apple makes from one generation of iMac to the next. The 2008 iMac supports 4GB of RAM (officially), the 2009 iMac supports 8GB of RAM. The 2008 iMac can connect a 24-inch second display, the 2009 iMac can connect a 30-inch second display. The 2009 iMac has larger hard drive storage options. And so on... -
I rceived a 2008 Imac with erased hard drive. They gave me the two install discs but it keeps coming up cannot install OS X on this computer.
Is there anything to do. Thanks hopefullyWell, Apple would probably point out that what you are trying to do violates the EULA.
Technically speaking, however, the issue is that the install/restore DVDs that ship with Macs do not carry all the drivers, or even all of the various versions of libraries that support all of the various models of Macs. The come-with-your-Mac disks are different than the retail versions of the OS (also, the come-with-your-Mac ones bundle iLife, which the retail ones don't).
Because the come-with-your-Mac disk contains only the drivers specific to that generation and model line of Mac, it contains a stub of code that verifies that your hardware matches the driver set on the install/restore DVD.
Your friend has a different model of Mac, with different hardware, so her install/restore disk won't work in yours. Solution: go get the retail boxed version of Leopard. -
Off centered browser load when it should be centered
Hello to whoever reads/helps.
I am new to Muse and I am trying to create a new site. The problem I am having is that my website should be centered with the background stretching to all four edges of the browser and when I preview it, it looks great. However, when I upload everything onto the hosting server and test it out live with Safari, Chrome, and Firefox, the website loads off centered with the background video no longer stretching to all four edges of the browser. If you hit the refresh button on the browesr, it appears and functions as it should. It is only on the first load that I am having an issue.
My website is still in a testing phase and consists of only one page with a title, 3 png icons that will act as triggers/links, video background, and a png file over the video. I do not want to persue any further if I cannot be sure that the site will load properly. This will be a protfolio site to help me get a proper job. If this is going to be a problem, then I would just assume use HTML, CSS, and Javascript, but I would rather make it in Edge so I can use animations for transitions, etc.
I am using Edge Hero 0.2 for the background video and image and to center content.
Any help would be amazing, thank you.
http://www.madgraphic.netI ment to say that I am new to Edge Animate, not Muse.
Anyways, thank you for taking a look. This is unreal, its not behaving the same way anymore. It was doing this for at least 3 days. I have done nothing to the file since posting. I guess i'll check myself into the mental clinic tomorrow, jk. I will procede with developing the site and assume that it is all good. The video is just a temp to plug something in to make sure its working. Thank you again. -
2008 iMac running very slow...why?!
My 2008 iMac started running very slowly yesterday, taking ages to start up and showing the spinning wheel on the desktop for ages making it impossible to do anything. It particularly doesn't like running iTunes or Spotify and got worse when I plugged my iPod in. Another thing I can think of is I downloaded an album from iTunes yesterday and this seemed to coincide with it having a breakdown. Chrome is also running slow and I get frequent unresponsive script messages.
I'm running OS X 10.5.8 and have upgraded to iTunes 10.6.1. I recently installed the Flashback removal software. Anyone got ideas as to why my computer might suddenly be behaving like this? Don't fancy an expensive trip to the Genuis Bar! Thank v v much.Hi...
How much free space on the startup disk?
Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure there's a minimum of 15% free disk space.
Freeing Up Hard Disk Space - Mac GuidesFreeing Up Hard Disk Space - Mac Guides
Since it's so slow to startup, remove any items in System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items
If there's enough free disk space and removing any items from the Login Items pane didn't help, the startup disk may need repairing.
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