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  1. G

    2008 C2D MacBook doesn't recognize blank SSD

    Hi everyone, I bought an old Macbook (white 2,4GHz C2D 2008) for $25 on eBay and had the plan to upgrade the RAM and hard disk. The RAM is no problem, but the machine doesn't recognize the SSD I bought for the upgrade. It's a blank Intenso 2,5" Sata 3 SSD with 256GB of storage and a read speed...
  2. gts250gamer101

    Early-2008 iMac not booting

    Howdy all, I was recently given an early-2008 iMac (specifically, this one) of the 3.06GHz variety. I was told that the machine had a dead hard drive, so upon receiving the machine, I disassembled it entirely, replaced the thermal paste on the GPU and CPU, then put it back together with a new...
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    Anyone having connection issues with older versions of iTunes?

    Our Mac at home is stuck on OS X 10.7.5, so we're also stuck on an older version of iTunes. Starting yesterday, I started seeing an error message that I could not connect to iTunes Match and trying to access the iTunes Store also gives an error message. I also received a connection error...
  4. ernest_mecca

    Software for unsupported devices

    Hey all, I had a recent experience with Apple Support after purchasing a mid-2007 MacBook off letgo. The latest OS it’s able to run is OS X Lion (10.7.5) and the majority of Apple’s own software is incompatible with it. I contacted Apple Support and made them aware of my situation, and they...
  5. acayon

    Mac Mini and

    I have Mac Mini (Mid.2007) with Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 and I try to configure a USB dongle ASUS BT400 with BCM20702A0 chip using the next guide: the next https://www.atpeaz.com/using-unsupported-bluetooth-4-0-usb-dongle-with-os-x/. I've got it and now I was able to get enable the Bluetooth 4.0 in...