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  1. DominikHoffmann

    Install HP printer with driver, only (not HP Smart app)?

    I need to install an HP inkjet printer for a client. Is there a way to do so without the HP Smart app? I hate these utility apps that are really mostly adware. The computer is running macOS Sonoma.
  2. D

    Cheapest way to connect an internal SSD to a Mac Studio

    I have an external Sabrent 4-bay enclosure with 2 HDDs and 2 SSDs in it. One of those SSDs is causing weird behavior (like extremely long mount times, unwillingness to dismount) and kernel panics that crash my whole computer (happened multiple times now). The other drives seem to work fine...
  3. Alvin777

    Any Workaround to Make Intuos 4 Work w/ macOS Ventura?

    Hello Mac friends. Coz' of the accidental time allocarion, I have time now to master something. I'm doing my best to mastering digital painting this time (instead of just an On and Off hobby) and will use the Intuos 4 (Wireless) again. Wacom's macOS driver for it stopped at 2020 (Mojave era) but...
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    Is it possible to get a Wacom Intuos 3 to work in Monterey?

    I am upgrading from Sierra to Monterey and would like to keep using my trusty Intuos 3 tablet. It is ancient, but I see no reason to replace it. Regarding modern OS compatibility I've read different things online. Has anybody tried this?
  5. RobertPI

    iMAC, Samsung, Drivers

    I am having communication issues between my iMAC (macOS Monterey v.12.1) and my Samsung printer. The generic driver provided by mac does not recognize that my printer can print in color, send a fax or scan a document. The printer is fresh out of the box, even though it is a 2012 model. I just...
  6. Romahaaa

    Where to find Magic Keyboard Gen2 drivers to make Fn key work

    Hi, Last days I surfed over itnernet to find, how can I fix Fn button not working on Windows 11. The conclusion of my researched and attempts that all the solutions provided (soem of them pretty outdated for up to 6 years) works only for Gen1 keyboard. I couldn't find any... Can someone help...
  7. J

    MP 1,1-5,1 GTX 780 Black Screen Windows 10

    I have a 2010 Mac Pro (5,1) with two internal hard drives. I have macOS installed on one drive and I formatted a second drive for Windows 10 using a mod of Boot Camp using this method (). Windows 10 installed just fine and so did the Boot Camp drivers. I purchased a flashed GTX 780 off ebay that...
  8. G

    Microsoft Intellimouse driver/software no longer available?

    I recently decided to buy a corded mouse and opted for the Microsoft Intellimouse Classic. I've been trying to get the two side buttons to work, but I am unable to find the IntelliPoint software anywhere on the Microsoft website. Is it no longer supported? What are my third party options? I'm...
  9. M

    BlackScreen Windows 10 / Mac Mini Server 2011

    I used now dosdudes Catalina patcher to be able to get trough Bootcamp and get a bootable USB stick for Windows 10. I have now managed to boot and install Windows 10 but right after installing the drivers (from here...
  10. JanErik75

    YouTube M1 Reviews and Peripherals

    Is it just me, or are most of the M1 YouTube reviews somewhat lacking? No one even mentions how USB peripherals work with these new Macs. You'd think some of them would at least say a word or two about driver compatibility and such. But nope. They just run Geekbech, export a 4K video in FCP and...
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    How to disable wifi hardware in Catalina

    I have a little challenge for someone much smarter than me. I want to uninstall or disable the wifi hardware on my Macbook Pro 16" 2019, running Catalina 10.15.6 My previous method in prior versions of OS on my old 2014 MBP was to delete the IO80211....kext files using Terminal in recovery...
  12. Matt T

    Possible to use two Bluetooth HCI controllers concurrently?

    I have a 2011 iMac with Bluetooth 2.1, and recently purchased a Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle required for my new wireless mouse. The dongle works great - I paired my mouse and keyboard to it without issue and used the following terminal command to ensure macOS uses the dongle instead of the...
  13. 9873697

    cooler does not work on a Mac but works on a win laptop

    Hello I purchased a laptop cooler pad but when I connect it with my Macbook it does not work. Do I have to install drivers or something to work? It works with my win 10 laptop without just a usb connection but I don't find an answer online why it does not cool on the Mac. I use my powerbank so...
  14. M

    CUDA freeze Mac system startup

    Hi folks! tremendous problem: new installation of High Sierra (660M gpu), after installing the Nvidia WebDriver the Mac was good, but with the installation of Cuda driver everything went south: the system freeze on startup, can't even come to the Login!! ideas? maybe with a bootable...
  15. C

    DriverKit API - works for GPUs?

    So previously a rumor stated that Apple would create a driver API to allow companies to create device drivers for users to download. There was speculation that Nvidia could use this API to create drivers for its GPUs: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2019/04/22/macos-10-15-api-device-drivers/ Now...
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    MacBook Pro: is the graphics card performance better at 10.3 than at 10.4 with nvidia GPU?

    Hello, ask for an advice, please. i have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15', Mitte 2014) with dual Graphikcards, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2 GB and the less power one: Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB i hae read: macOS Mojave requires a graphics card that supports Apple's graphics framework Metal, but until...
  17. J

    Quadro K5000 and Windows 10 (Boot Camp)

    Hi everyone, I recently swapped my original stock Radeon 5870 graphics graphics card for a Quadro K5000 (Mac Edition, NIB) on my cMP 5,1. After swapping the cards, I set up Windows 10 and Boot Camp (using the workarounds) with the ultimate goal of doing some SolidWorks CAD work with the...
  18. Pet2k

    Installing Windows 10 on iMac 11.1 without Bootcamp...

    Hello community, I've run into some problems while installing Windows 10 on my iMac 11.1. I already had Windows 10 up and running on my Mac with BootCamp and it worked kinda well. But some day I ran into some issues with my Mac and then i reinstalled the whole machine and deleted Windows in...
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    Canon LBP2900 not working (again) with Mojave

    Hi all! There have been patches and fixes in the past to install and use Canon LBP2900 printer till High Sierra. But ever since the launch of Mojave, all those workarounds are no longer working. I have attached the screenshots of the error that I am getting when I try to install it. Can...
  20. G

    Mac Pro 2012 5.1 + GTX 1080Ti - High Sierra - card not recognised

    Hi all So first post... I've a Mac Pro 2012 5.1 that works perfectly when running Sierra with the Nvidia web and CUDA drivers. Thought I'd try to upgrade to High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65) from the latest build of Sierra, not sure build though sorry, although let's just say that the driver and card...