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How do you Wipe Computer Clean???

hello- bought new 27" imac , want give old 1 away local library, how erase traces of me , files?? imac runs great & has had numerous upgrades on it's life. don't want "degrade" afraid may not respond standard attempt erase system. here have: original bought follows: (bought 11/30/2002) imac 17" widescreen model m8812 800 mhz pwr pc g4 256 mb 80 gb hd ------------------------------------------ upgrades: *1024 gb sdram *daystar machspeed g4 imac flat panel cpu upgrade; 1.35 ghz (7457 cpu w/ 512 l2 cache installed). *os9 removed , hd not partitioned anymore *osx 10.5.8 "leopard", believe "patch" used allow imac run leopard. ------------------------------------------ **if select "about mac" apple menu computer lists processor follows: 350 mhz power pc g4. processor name: power pc 60?(1.2) ----------------------------------------- have original packa...

MacBook NOT accepting Snow Leopard disk...help!!!

hi all, i've got late 2007 macbook running 10.5.8 , want upgrade snow leopard...but disk spit out! spin little while (at 6x), stop, eject itself. point macbook recognise disk , begin installation...before clonking out , saying there's message disk. there absolutely nothing wrong disk... urgently need upgrade snow leopard though! anyway fix this? thanks!   does read other media ok? white snow leopard disk?   Forums Macs Notebooks MacBook iPhone Mac OS & System Software iPad Apple Watch Notebooks iTunes Apple ID iCloud Desktop Computers Apple Music Professional Applications iPod iWork Apple TV iLife Wireless

AppleTalk Connection

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hello, dad upgraded mac pro @ work 10.6.8 , , they're using there appletalk connection printing. , says doesn't work there. know how enable , make work? or there's no chance , must go older version? thank much!   blindsoul said: ↑ hello, dad upgraded mac pro @ work 10.6.8 , , they're using there appletalk connection printing. , says doesn't work there. know how enable , make work? or there's no chance , must go older version? thank much! click expand... as far know, 10.6.8 doesn't support apple talk.   Forums Macs Mac Accessories iPhone Mac OS & System Software iPad Apple Watch Notebooks iTunes Apple ID iCloud Desktop Computers Apple M...

Email issues - MacbookPro

i having issues macbook had reinstall mac os.. installed snowleopard. after started laptop found impossible send emails or type in these "chat" boxes because when press spacebar, screen scrolls down. when press backspace button,my email saved draft , deleted....please...help.   Forums Macs Notebooks MacBook Pro iPhone Mac OS & System Software iPad Apple Watch Notebooks iTunes Apple ID iCloud Desktop Computers Apple Music Professional Applications iPod iWork Apple TV iLife Wireless

How do I change the password of a Time Machine backup?

how change password of time machine backup? encrypted backup want change password.   use disk utility. select mounted drive in menu: file --> change password   Forums Macs macOS Older OS X Versions Mac OS X Lion (10.7) iPhone Mac OS & System Software iPad Apple Watch Notebooks iTunes Apple ID iCloud Desktop Computers Apple Music Professional Applications iPod iWork Apple TV iLife Wireless

Problems with Seagate Momentus drive

i purchased seagate momentus 500g 7200 drive model number st9500420asg upgarade macbook pro. since installing drive experiencing freezing spinning wheel often. did research using google , can see many complaints problem in 2009 , 2010. there talk in forums @ time possible firmware release. however, unable find evidence of firmware upgrade except 1 released dell , suspected slow down drive. has updated information on problem. surprised drive purchased 2 weeks ago has history of issues going 2009. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2049659?start=0&tstart=0   nebo1ss said: ↑ i purchased seagate momentus 500g 7200 drive model number st9500420asg upgarade macbook pro. since installing drive experiencing freezing spinning wheel often. did research using google , can see many complaints problem in 2009 , 2010. there talk in forums @ time poss...

Lion clean install, it really helped (MacBook Pro)

i thought information may of use of you. have mid 2010 2.53 i5 macbook pro 15". did sl upgrade lion, , suffered several of problems described on forum. alas, made bootable lion usb flash drive , did clean install after formatting boot drive disk utility. first of all, install took 1/3 of time upgrade took! it's installed, i've put on manually (apps, files, settings etc), no assisted migration. it's fresh start, , system visibly quicker, snappier, more responsive, , improved boot time. diminished battery life seems have been partially recovered, reiterate, partially. yes, things safari memory leaks remain, , minor bugs. upgraded mbp 4gb 8gb of ram kicks , future proofing, though wasn't necessary , did of testing original 4gb. though inspired fact lion eat marginally increased amount of ram, regardless of tells you, does. in conclusion: i'd recommend doing clean install of lion. (strange side note: i'm left fe...