Upgrading imacs? i need help

I want a new imac but i need to figure out which desktop macs i can upgrade later on in the future and to what extent.

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I'm not sure what your questions is. If you are referring to replace hardware of the iMac, the only things you can replace are the memory and the hard drive. The other things are soldered onto the logic board and you won't be able to change them

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You do of course have to download the Dropbox application to enable this (download link at the top right of http://dropbox.com ).
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I need to know the best way to go about the following. I plan to do a "clean install" (Erase and Install) of Leopard on my iMac currently that currently has Tiger on it.
If I do an erase and install will this keep my boot camp windows partition in tact or will it erase the entire HD.
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Get a bootable, external HD (preferably FireWire), and make a bootable backup/clone before upgrading and ensure that it's bootable and works like the original. That allows you to revert to the previous good state without having to reinstall anything. See these for details:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106941
http://www.macmaps.com/upgradefaq.html
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/installswupdates.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/backuprecovery.html
Once that's done, see these for info on the three installation options:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5757385
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5666369
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5646414
BTW, I can't answer the bootcamp query. I don't do Windoze.

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My first desktop was a Macintosh. Since then I have had 22 years of PC's. I am back now with my new iMac but my machine appears to be running slow. Will an upgrade in memory from 512 MB improve performance? The price of an upgrade at the Apple store is $600 for 2x1GB. Are there better alternatives? Where should I shop?
Thanks so much. I appreciate your help.
Fred

Hi again,
I agree with Glor re: MS Apps...
But the searches you're doing should go rather quickly. You can try downloading a different browser like Firefox and see if that helps speed up your internet experience. Personally, I like Safari and have not had any problems, I also use Firefox as well.
One last thing to look into is tuning up your machine: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/performance.html - follow the link at "Perform regular maintenance", I use the Terminal method, and found my iMac runs very consistently, quieter and a bit quicker...
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8830 4.5OS Upgrade Browser issuesm, Need help

Howdy! I'm a n00b here, first post looking for some help.
I discovered the 4.5 OS upgrade when I was searching to find out how to watch youtube videos. I went through the upgrade and everything seemed to work fine. I had my company put me back on the BES, so email is working fine.
When I tried the browser, I couldn't believe the huge improvement over the 4.2 OS. Of course, I immediately went to youtube to try that out and was impressed. However, when I went to check my hotmail acct I kept getting a HTTP Error 500: Internal Server Error. I did a search on this, and found the link to change from the BB browser to the IE browser. This didn't work, so like a fool I started changing all the settings to see what might work. I managed to screw it up to the point that no pages would load. I've continued to change some settings and can now get back into a couple of pages, but my hotmail still won't come up. I used to access my acct through msn mobile, then click on the little mail icon.
So, I'm thinking it would be good to first get the browser back to all the defaults. Anyone know where a list is of what boxes are checked originally and which options are defaulted in a clean install?
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Details: 8830 WE, OS 4.5.0.135(previous 4.2), Sprint, Unlimited Everything
Let the n00b bashing begin!!
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You will need to play around with all of the Browser configuration and emulation settings to find the combination that works best for your circumstances. The nice thing about the device is that it provides the ability to do so. Take a step-by-step approach so that you make sure to try all configuration combination possibilities. It's pretty rare for there to not be a combination that works for what you need...but it does take time to go through all of the permutations.
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Upgrading hard drive, need help!

I found a good deal on a hard drive at best buy, but I'm not sure it's right... I can't a model number on any of the mac specialty sites. Could someone check out my link and tell me if it will work and if it won't what I need to be looking for in the specs? Thanks. (the more opinions the merrier!)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8354586&type=product&id=1176507039 848

I have just upgraded my iBook with the same hard drive.
The only issue, this happened when upgrading the hard drive on my iMac as well.
I have the MacOS 10.3 restore dvds for both computers. When you boot up from the DVD. Format the hard drive on Disk Utility. The Drive formats but isn't able to have the OS saved to it via installer. Leave your DVD loaded quit installer turn computer off. Turn on computer you can now save the OS to your hard drive.
Might be different with MacOs 10.4 restore DVDs

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Okay i will make this as short as possible. I was using a macbook to do imovie. My father bought a new 27 inch imac. Well I got his 24" imac. Stoked and boy what a difference !! On the old one I used an external hard drive and woking and saving off of that. When I got my new imac, I bought a new external hard drive. First I plugged in my old one to new imac. Transferred movies over. Then plugged in new external hard drive to imac, and put movies on there. I am a videographer for a few surf teams and I was working on a movie and noticed that some sessions were not on there. So I plugged in old external hard drive to macbook and there they were. turned both machines off unplugged both external hard drive. Plugged old external hard drive into imac and they were not there. I am using ilife 11 and am on 10.6.5. Sorry it was so long, just wanted to give all my info to make it easier to answer. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this whether you answer or not, much appreciated.

Really strange.
I suggest perhaps attaching the old ext HDD to the MB and the new ext HDD to the iMac and connecting the two Macs with an ordinary ethernet cable. Go to Finder/Help menu/Mac Help/Index/E/Ethernet for an article about making a network with two Macs and an ethernet cable. Then go to Index/S/Sharing to find out how to configure your two Macs to share files with each other.
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Lemon 20" iMac? Need Help

Hello,
We have had a first gen iMac since Feb of this year. It was flawless until August. Since then the Logic board was replaced because the fans wouldn't spool up enough to keep it cool. When we received it back the wireless reception sucked until a undate now it ***** again. The unit has never went to sleep on it's own since the LB replacement. A week and a half ago it started a random shutdown, Apple replaced the power supply last week and tonight it shut down twice again.
Is this thing a lemon?
We have converted the whole household over to Mac. This iMac, my Macbook, the kids 12" iBook, with two iPods. To date my MB has seen service for heatsink sensor and the above frustration with the iMac.
Are we asking to much to has something we paid that much for just work. Do you think Apple will exchange this unit or allow us to pay the difference to go up to a 24"?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.

Hi KamikazeKunze, first of all, you should post this in the iMac G5 Discussion since you mentioned it is a "first gen iMac", I am going to assume that... unless it is not, and you meant the 1st series Intel iMac, which uses the Core Duo chip.
Okay, nevertheless, I share your sentiments and normally under this kind of circumstances where you have numerous repairs in and out of the tech service centre that made you loose confidence and perhaps even frustrated with the product.
But you have to relax, chill and think that, this is just a computer, and generally, Apple make good Macs, it is just probably your slightly "bad luck" that you have to go through this...
I am not sure about U.S. and/or Denver's product warranty or customers' rights, whether you bought the mac directly from an Apple Store or a "3rd party" Apple Reseller... like Amazon for example.
What I would encourage you, but require your lengthy talk with the store manager or someone who has the authority, looking at what you have been through, that perhaps they can give you an exchange of a new Mac, or even what you wish for, an upgrade.
Good luck and cheers

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Upgrading Problem. Need help ! T_T

Hi everyone.
First off i would like to explain my situation. I own a iMac G4 (Tiger, 10.4.11) and my dad owns a iMac G5 (Leopard)
I was hoping to be able to upgrade my iMac G4 to leopard but i proved unsuccessful. Upon placing the Leopard disk that came with the iMac G5 into the iMac G4, an installation window appears. I managed to reach to the point where an option asks you to restart, and upon boot up it reverts to a leopard based window. From there, the installation stops and the installation comes to a halt. Another window appears, asking for another restart. I did so, but the same process continues. I realised the problem stops only after using 10.4.11 boot up option. After which, i came back to a tiger based window. ( which is back to square one )
Not sure where i have gone wrong during the installation. Or is it even possible in the 1st place to upgrade a iMac G4 using a tiger to leopard?
I hope to have your feedback. It will be much appreciated. Thanks a lot. (:

Hi messinger1 and welcome to Apple Discussions.
Firstly the disk won't work because it is specific to the G5.
Secondly even if it did work you'd be in contravention of Apple's End User Licence Agreement (EULA) that states that the software can only be installed on one machine unless a Family licence is paid for.
If you want Leopard on the G4 you'll have to buy a retail copy.
Good luck,
Adrian

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I have just begun copying my HD to a 120GB 2.5" SATA drive.
I'm using Super Duper to copy it, and I understand it will be a bootable disk.
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I have a epson 3490 scanner and a epson 1280
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print the exact color i'm seeing on the monitor in my
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light
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Try booting up in Safe Mode , it will take longer than normal but does stuff during that time. If it isn't on in a couple of minutes we have a problem. If safe mode doesn't help try this reset:
SMC RESET
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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Unplug the computer's power cord and ALL peripherals.
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Attach the computers power cable.
Wait another 5 seconds and press the power button to turn on the computer.
The 5 second timing is important to a successful reset.
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I have a early 2011, 15" macbook pro and I want to remove my CD drive and put an SSD in its place. I would like to put all the apps and OS on it as well. I was wondering since I have an Adobe Suite and other purchased programs, would I it be possible to put all of those on the SSD or would I have to repurchase everything to put them there? I really dont want to lose my programs.
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I am asuming with all the piling of OS's i should start out fresh but at the same time I dont want to lose my programs but if im going to upgrade to an SSD I want the speed bump from the SSD to apply to my programs.

No they don't pile up on top of one another. The OS X upgrades normally remove the older files the newer version uses and or Overwrite them. But as with everything an upgrade OS is usually bigger then the one it is replacing. 10GBs no but some GBs, 1-3.
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Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
All iMacs have at least 10/100BaseT Ethernet.
All iMacs have at least 2 USB(1.1) ports.
The earliest iMac shipped with OS 8.6.
The earliest iMac that had WiFi was the 400MHz model in around 1999. This model too shipped with a version of 8.6 although most iMac 400MHz shipped with OS 9. WiFi is certainly available in OS 9 but I'm unsure about OS 8.
All iMac CRT/G3 specs can be found here. This should give you a better idea what you're dealing with.
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Get a copy of OS 9 here ($33 and then use the free updates here.
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Getting an error message each time I try to upgrade to beta7, need help

The message says "An error occurred while updating the application, try updating it again, if the problem persist contact the application author Error #0
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