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I bought an iMac G5 from ebay which was supposed to be 2.0 Ghz. Well, system profiler does report 2.0 Ghz, but the sticker on the bottom of the stand reads 1.6 Ghz. The fan on the machine speeds up very loudly anytime you use the computer, even for simple tasks like browsing through files in...

Hello, I have a iMAC running 10.5.5 and have connected a HP Photosmart C6280 Printer to it via the USB cable. Using Bonjour to connect a XP and a Vista box I get a error saying "ERROR You do not have sufficient access to your computer to connect to the selected printer". I am logged in as the...

was wondering if the new imac has built in support for 802.11g/n.and do i need a special airport router or can i use my linksys 802.11g router thanks

My hard drive was going out on my older G4 Imac so I took it out and replaced with a new drive. Prior to removing the older defective drive I backed everything up on an external drive. *I assumed I could just format the new drive and then reinstall the original OSX disks and then drag over...

Hello all, I am a die hard mac user, (proud owner of 5 of them ) recently a friend of mine came to me with an issue, his Computer would not boot up, when it finally did it took over an hour, I brought it to my house, and backed up all of the data on his hard drive. I the used disk utility to...

Hi, I was using my Imac G5 (pre iSight) and it suddenly shut down. It smelled of burnt plastic so I immediately disconnected the power and all accessories, laid the computer down, and took off the cover. Everything seemed normal, except the smell of burnt plastic coming from the fan and...

What is the maximum RAM I can upgrade my iMac to? I have the generation of iMacs _before_ the current aluminum ones. Thanks. I was wondering if it could handle two 2GB RAM cards.

Does anyone know where I can find the 'refresh' rate for an iMac display. I have installed Linux in a Parallels VM but the display is too small. I want to modify xorg.conf to make it bigger. Or is there a better way?

Hey there, I'm looking to get a Wacom Cintiq for my illustration studio. I'm using an iMac G5 running Tiger and I know Apple disabled dual monitors on their video card for iMac. I also know that there's a freeware program that allows you to enable dual monitors if you've got the correct video...

Greetings, When in plug in to the headphone jack on our 24" intel iMac, the audio continues to come out of the built-in speakers. I have tried plugging in all sorts of headphones, as well as amplifiers and such. The System Preferences, as well as the Audio MIDI Setup continue to only say...

I have an iMac G5 with a broken graphics card. As a result it won't get past the start up screen when booting. I have a new mac on the way, but I'm wondering what would be the easiest/cheapest way to access my files on the old iMac. I've read about taking the HD out and using a SATA/USB...

New to Mac. Really disappointed so far. The very first thing I touch each time I start another session of trying-to-get-used-to-it is the mouse. And it sucks. I'm not sure I can explain it. It doesn't seem do have a one to one ratio in the amount moved on the pad as compared to the screen . . ...

Last night I was minding my own business on the internet, and checking on some news articles. I always leave the iMac on at nights, for quick access in the morning before I go to work. This morning I wake up and the iMac is off, so I turn it on and BAM! It won't even boot. It crashes every...

My son's asked me to fix the CD drive on his G4 iMac. It very rarely opens when you press the 'eject' button. I'm wondering if it's just a build up of dust, so I was wondering if anyone's had experience of this, and how easy it is to access the drive.

Hi everybody, thanks god i found this forum. Im having a major issue with an iMac g5 monitor. All of the sudden it has started doing this crazy pixelation thingy all over the screen. whenever i place the mouse cursor over it shows this thing that i can hardly describe, but for lack of a better...

I have an iMac G3 400MHz slot-loading model that sounds half of the startup chime then dies. I bot a new PRAM battery but that didn't help. This is a very imporant computer, please help.

Hey all, I'm looking for some feedback as to what speakers to get for an iMac 24" (when we finally get our hands on it) It must: Be great for positional audio for gaming Perform brilliantly at producing my high bitrate iTunes library. Meet points 1 & 2 baring in mind my room is...

I have a Lampshade iMac 1.0 1Ghz. I've had so many problems with it I am giving up. I want to convert it to use it as a monitor for my Mac Mini. I've cracked it open and now need some help. I know I'll have to use the power supply inside. I had hoped there was a simple VGA type connector...

Hello, I recently did some work to a 15" 700mhz G4 iMac I got as a gift. I put in a new hard drive, DVD burner and an airport card. Now I'm at the point where I need to install Tiger. I have the original owner's disks, but the only form of input I have for the iMac is an old USB keyboard...

Hi I have iMAC G5 with Leopard 10.5 running on it. And I have an HP iPAQ hx2790 that I need to synchornoize it with mac. I found the software "SyncMate" and it's supposed to work. The only problem is that my mac doesn't see the iPAQ. I connect it and nothing happens. Any ideas? thx