imac 2007

Hey everyone, Im new to Mac and my buddy found a 2007 iMac on the curb and gave it to me. I was following a factory reset tutorial because the person who had it last did not wipe it. So I deleted MacOS from disk utility and went to reinstall it but i cant because it makes me sign into Apple but...

My old '07 iMac freezes instantly on startup and I have confirmed that it's not the hard disk nor the RAM, so I'm gonna sell it as spare parts. One day I happened to come by a very cheap identical one and decided to take it. I have taken out the old machine's hard disk: because the machine...

Hi Recently I bought a Mac Pro 2.1, I was thinking of upgrading my GPU to a AMD Radeon R9 280X. According to this post (Part 6.1) https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/gpu-compatibility-list-for-cmp.2174600/?fbclid=IwAR0nX-9bjZ2ydvPBVUIttmrzJ1_3d703TcAWSUycj9xdJ76tcUR0-k7B8_k My current specs...

There are 3 fans on my iMac (20 inch mid 2007), one for cpu and gpu, one for hdd and one for the disc drive. The hdd fan is a little bit noisy and I was wondering if it's safe to just unplug the cable or something else to completely disable the fan? Or does it cool other parts of the system too...

Hello, I have replaced the old HDD in my mid 2007 iMac with an SSD (Kingston 480 GB). I did not format the SSD prior to installation, just put it in right from the box. When trying to boot using the original Leopard DVD in the optical drive the screen remains stuck with a funny logo I had never...

Hello, I had an old iMac 7.1 (2007) at my work and I wanted to reboot it after a couple of years and I want to give it to my sun, but there are some problems. At First: When I reboot it it gives me a screen with a folder and a question mark in it. But then I tried to enter recovery mode but this...

Hi guys, I was wondering in buying an iMac 21,5 4K. Just a quick question: How is the design in working for you? I mean it looks a little but dated, thise bezels are huge and that's what is keeping me from getting it right now. 1st: Do you like it? Isn't this size too small for 2017? 2nd...

Hello, My grandad gave me his old 2007 iMac last year, i have been using it since and it works just fine, the only problem is that it can't play back 60fps (stutters ALOT), this is due to the underpowered graphics card (specs below). My friend has an 2008 iMac which he doesn't use anymore and it...