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mid-2011

  1. dadders6

    New RAM killed my iMac

    (mid-2011) I installed two 2 gig RAMS, from OWC, in the empty slots, and they seated properly. But then the Mac wouldn't power back up! I removed them and voila, it powers up. I contacted OWC, they suggested cleaning the contacts :0. It's brand new, the contacts aren't dirty. I had previously...
  2. macnicol

    SDRAM upgrade for mid 2011 27" iMac

    My late 2009 27in iMac that just "died", probably the power supply, it has 16gb of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM. I'm looking at replacing it with a mid 2011 27in iMac which has 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM. Can I use the 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM in place of the 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM? I realize this would probably be a...
  3. D

    iMac 2011 27" Apple stock SSD swap

    Hi guys! Thought I'd post this here since there's little information about this exact procedure. Today I proceeded to swap the original Apple TS256C 256GBSSD with a Samsung EVO 850 250GB in my iMac 27" mid-2011 12,2. It's a pretty straight forward procedure and you can follow the instructions up...
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    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...
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    Mac mini (2011) SSD upgrade or not?

    So I just bought a brand-new MacBook Pro, which has an SSD. I'm quite impressed by the speed. On my older 2011 Mac mini, I have 16GB memory and a 2.3 GHz CPU. Now I'm wondering if I should use the additional drive space to add a SSD. I've never opened up a computer besides putting the 16GB of...