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imac 2011

  1. BovanBackpack

    iMac - Mid 2011 - Recovery Mode Reboot.

    I've been trying since yesterday to factory reset my iMac, Erased everything on the hardrive. Reinstall Mac Os X > Apple Store Connect with Apple ID > Downloading additional Components. It goes from 31 minutes for the download to 42 hours, It was downloading all night it hasn't moved, I...
  2. A

    Resolved Windows installation fail (iMac 27 mid-2011)

    Hi Guys, Problem: Im trying to install windows 10. Since superdrive is failing, i change it to SSD. So installing Windows trough superdrive ODD/ the easy way (bootcamp) is not possible to install. My mac : Model no : A1312 iMac 27 i7 3.4ghz 8gb Ram (4+4) osX - El Capitan AMD Radeon HD 6970M...
  3. R

    I can't install win7 on Imac 2011 (21.5-inch)

    I can't install win7 on Imac 2011 (21.5-inch) I bought the Imac and the Windows 7 was installed. After five years, I had to remove the windows 7 from boot camp I did that, and update to the mac os to El capitan - fresh installed After that I tried all the ways to install Windows 7 from boot camp...
  4. Vip887

    Dying/dead iMac mid 2011

    Hi, I have a iMac mid 2011 27" a few months ago it stopped booting up first time, I had to repeatedly reset the smc to get it running. Now it is dead and does not power on at all no chime no noise nothing, I have taken it apart and exposed the diagnostics LEDs and there are all unlit, so I...
  5. smirk

    Some questions about installing SSD for fusion drive

    Hey everyone, I was thinking of adding an SSD to my mid-2011 iMac and turning it into a fusion drive with those terminal commands. Is a home-brew fusion drive as reliable as an Apple one? I kind of want to make sure this isn't a risky hack. Also, once the drives are fused together, will...
  6. K

    iMac RAM upgrade?

    I ordered 2x8 DRAM from Crucial for my mid-2011 iMac. Must I remove the orig. 4 GB RAM, or will the machine work well with 20 GB RAM?
  7. ApplePieAlaMode

    My 2011 iMac finally died. Wtf

    hey lovely iMac users. I'm pissed. I have (had) one of those lovely 27 inch 2011 iMac pieces of crap that had cascading events of dying parts only to succumb to its final resting place this week. My issue was similar to many 2011 iMac problems relating to it going into sleep mode randomly and...
  8. D

    iMovie 10.1.1: failed to export 1080p - rendering error 60

    Hello, I would like to export the video I created (1h 05 min total, expected final size 10 GB) using the share > file functionality. The original sources files are .MTS (H264 MPEG-4 AVC 1920x1080 50fps Audio AC3 (A52) 48KHz). Export parameters used are: Video and Audio 1080p Quality: high...