One ext usb-c ssd 500g for streaming my sound librairies and a 6TB usb for storage, and ONLY 256 ssd on the Imac. I carefully planned my set up before purchasing. It as 256 ssd, it’s fast as a sport car for recording, ecxept… It as 32gig ram and can hyperthread to 8 core if overworked. See more unboxings and teardowns from the Rocket Yard archive here! is also home to the best selection of Thunderbolt and USB-C gear, external storage, and accessories to help you get the most from your iMac.Ĭheck out our install video to see how easy it is to upgrade your iMac with Retina 5K display’s memory: Users looking to upgrade can find memory configurations up to 64GB for the new 27-inch iMac at, with savings of up to $820 compared to Apple factory upgrades. We were able to get our hands on a base model 27″ iMac with a 3.4GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, and in addition to confirming that the model is compatible with up to 64GB of RAM, we completed a teardown of the iMac to give our readers an internal look at the new model.Ĭheck out the video below for the complete teardown of the 2017 27-inch Apple iMac: The above items may cost you well over 100$ to buy new.Ī simpler option is to buy another PC monitor and use the HDMI port on the M1.Among Apple’s hardware and software announcements at Monday’s Worldwide Developers Conference were updates to the iMac line. (video input port on the iMac 2011 use thunderbolt 1/2, which is the same as a miniDisplayport, but a simple miniDisplayPort cable may not work) Apple Thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2 adapter (mini M1 use Thunderbolt 3 port to output video signal)Ģ. To use the iMac as the screen for mini M1, you will needġ. Modify it (underclock) using AMD Application.Ĭheck for guidance and necessary software/applications. Copy the vBIOS of the GPU to PC (need Windows OS, GPU-Z application) After successfully rebaking the GPU, your iMac will work, but to keep it last longer, you can under-clock the GPU. Big repair shop may have the GPU reballing/reheating machine to apply heat on both sides of the GPU chip, but they will charge higher.Ĥ.
At home, DIYer use the oven (200 degree Celcius for 8 min), but a repair shop just need a hot air station and some patience to apply hot air only to the GPU main chip. Replace the old HDD with new SSD and install/move your data over to the SSD.ģ.
You can ask the local shop to make a quotation for the following servces:Ģ. You already got the white screen at power-up, then backlight board and the whole LCD panel is working fine. Your description is clearly a GPU failure signature, which is very common with iMac 2011 and 10 years of use. To get the iMac work as the screen (Target Display Mode), you need to get to the log-in screen first, which doesn't work in your case.
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