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qchapter said:
I hear you. My new iMac 1.6 crashed contantly. I took it to the local Apple Store and the tech pronounced it DOA!!!!!

Unfortunatly, I can't just exchange mine for a new one at the Apple Store because of the BT and Ram upgrades.

So, Apple put in a new order for a duplicate system, and mine is back in the box waiting for FedEx pick it up and ship it back.

Another month of waiting for me :(

-Kevin
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well... finally... I was able to make everything work...!!
for the fan: well i think my system wa soverheating or i dunno... after putting the 512mb of ram everything works fine! the fan almost never has to start!

and for the cd thing.... while I was putting the ram in.... I forced the superdrive up a little... so now it's working 90% of the time!
 
Made the decision last night to get the new iMac, called the Apple Store woodfield today at about 3, they said they had a few 20 inchers in stock, I asked them to hold one for me, went to the bank, took out 2000 in cash (all new 50's, in serial number order), went to the apple store, and walked out 20 minutes later with the 20 inch and a printer. I'm tranfering photos right now over the network from my 1.25 GHZ 15 inch powerbook, so its not running the quickest in the world, but then again, it does only have 256 ram. i gotta pick up a 512 stick. we'll see how this goes. first impression-beautiful!
 
Change the speed, dude

rainman1976 said:
I've read that you can change the system speed .. how / where do you change this? I can't find any pre-installed utilities to do this.


-Rainman1976
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Click on the Apple (upper left corner of screen)
System Preferences-->Hardware
Energy Saver
Options
Processor Performance --> Highest
(Compliments to FinRock, fellow Floridian)

Posted #1000 Post! Using iMac G5 20" BT/AE/160/512 for 1 week. Switcher.

Will NEVER go back to PCs. Never!
 
YoshMaster said:
well... finally... I was able to make everything work...!!
for the fan: well i think my system wa soverheating or i dunno... after putting the 512mb of ram everything works fine! the fan almost never has to start!

and for the cd thing.... while I was putting the ram in.... I forced the superdrive up a little... so now it's working 90% of the time!
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UhMmm, maybe you should have left the upgrades to a professional ;)
 
Dead/stuck pixels easy way to check

Well, after noticing one dead pixel on my screen yesterday, I did a total lookover of my display with a black background and guess what...I found five/six stuck pixels as well (2 red, 3 green, 1 blue) some are faint and some disappear when rubbed. Here's how I found them...

1) Open DVD player (w/o movie in drive)
2) Set player to "Enter full Screen" mode under "video" pulldown menu
3) Run your eyes closely around the "black" display

You only really see them against a black background but they are there. You can't miss them against black...they look like colored stars in the sky.

I have a feeling that this is actually very common, but most people don't ever examine their displays thoroughly.

So, can anybody else with a new iMac try this using the DVD player and tell me if you have red/green/blue stuck pixels as well. If it appears from the responses that it is common for you to have a few of these, I can live with it (especially if I'm risking getting a worse off screen or even fan) plus the discussion may lessen the anxiety among those waiting if they know its common and in fact an "accepted" production-wide occurance. With that said if very few of you report stuck pixels...I'm gonna reluctantly see about a return (especially when I've got a dead pixel as well). I should note that none of these "display anomalies" are very noticible, perhaps we're lucky to even have such technology in the first place. Thanks for your input :)
 
Dead pixels

Darkender:

I report this to you because you asked, not to brag: I have none, zero. Did as you suggested w/DVD player. Pure black screen.

I've previously reported that fan "noise" on mine relates directly to room temperature. As I write, it is 77 F (25), and a single fan is on, whisper quiet. Do not have a decibel meter, but my face is 18 inches from screen, and the room's overhead fan is louder, as is the refrigerator, which I can hear in the kitchen. I can just hear the...I'm assuming G5...fan, and only because I'm trying to notice it.

All hardware on mine has worked perfectly.

I thought something was wrong w/my AE, with sudden drop-outs, until I noticed they co-incided w/using a 3.2 MHz phone. Replaced the phone w/5.8 MHz model. I also thought the BT had a problem when the mouse and keyboard either disconnected or did not respond correctly in Excel. A tech correctly diagnosed that the Option key had been hit rapidly at least 5 times. This turned off the numeric keypad, and was corrected by going to Universal Access and turning it back on.

I waited so long for the machine (since May) that I do not know what I would do in your shoes.
 
YoshMaster said:
well... finally... I was able to make everything work...!!
for the fan: well i think my system wa soverheating or i dunno... after putting the 512mb of ram everything works fine! the fan almost never has to start!

and for the cd thing.... while I was putting the ram in.... I forced the superdrive up a little... so now it's working 90% of the time!
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Mine arrived last Friday and on Saturday I also had problems with an audio CD not ejecting. Called Apple and after several tests, including removing the back cover and resetting something (?) which didn't work, they pronounced it DOA and agreed to exchange the computer. Pretty disappointing, but overall impressed with Apple's service thus far. I eventually got the CD to eject through repeated attempts, but I definitely will send this one back!

Love the iMac though! First-time Mac owner.
 
Darkender said:
So, can anybody else with a new iMac try this using the DVD player and tell me if you have red/green/blue stuck pixels as well.
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I also have the 20 and have one stuck pixel (blue) almost in the center. But it's impossible to see with anything except a black screen so I never notice it. Rubbing it didn't do anything. I'm not worried about it and am very happy with the display.
 
MacG said:
I also have the 20 and have one stuck pixel (blue) almost in the center. But it's impossible to see with anything except a black screen so I never notice it. Rubbing it didn't do anything. I'm not worried about it and am very happy with the display.
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Since I cant see any dead pixels just by using the computer, I'm not going to look. I dont want to disappoint myself.

I'm a first-time Mac user and I must say it's quite a nice machine. I think I may be the first to say, that I was expecting the 20" screen to be bigger, especially since I've been using a 12.1" laptop for the past 5 years! I guess it's b/c everyone on this thread talked about how HUGE it was and yada yada yada. I'm not disappointed AT ALL though!

It's going to take some getting used to... learning all the new shortcuts, dealing with a 1-button mouse, etc.
 
DVD problems? See my other thread!

First off, loving the New G5 20" 1.8!!
Fast as can be, flawless changeover from our older G3, and PB G4 Aluminum!

We didnt however get a Final Cut Express CD with it, I was bummed!
The computer was wonderful.

FYI for all you guys and gals waiting for yours. After it hits the states it should be to you within 2-3 days TOPS. Ours went from Shanghai -> Alaska -> Indiana in 1.5 days, and from Indiana to California to us in LESS than 24 hours! So hang in there..

Please help me diagnose this problem however... We did notice a DVD player issue, please see this thread, as I do not want to spam this forum with it.:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/92159/
 
My first iMac is up and running!

Thanks to my neighbor for signing for the package while I was out, my first-ever Mac is up and running. Zero hardware defects, zero dead pixels!

A couple of newbie questions though...

1> When I try to view video feeds at http://www.king5.com or http://www.komotv.com, those sites seem to think I'm running on a 56K dial-up connection. I've checked QuickTime, Windows Media Player and Real configurations - everything is set for cable connection speed.

2> Before I sold my XP computer, I backed up everything as many ways as I could. I used Entourage to act as a middleman to get my e-mails into Mail but can't find a way to import my Outlook (from Office XP) Calendar into either Entourage or iCal. Any suggestions would be most welcome!
 
i'm tracking my imac here in europe using
http://www.apecode.com and now it says:

truck arrived at final destination

does this mean, the package is here where i live?
or does it mean that it's with TNT now?

i want my imac now :|
 
runplaysleeprun said:
Made the decision last night to get the new iMac, called the Apple Store woodfield today at about 3, they said they had a few 20 inchers in stock, I asked them to hold one for me, went to the bank, took out 2000 in cash (all new 50's, in serial number order), went to the apple store, and walked out 20 minutes later with the 20 inch and a printer. I'm transferring photos right now over the network from my 1.25 GHZ 15 inch powerbook, so its not running the quickest in the world, but then again, it does only have 256 ram. i gotta pick up a 512 stick. we'll see how this goes. first impression-beautiful!
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Congratulations on your decision to purchase an iMac. I'm sure that you will enjoy the purchase. Welcome to MacRumors. What kind of printer did you purchase?
 
YES! Mine's being despatched on Monday, be with me by Wednesday! w00t!

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arnegp said:
i'm tracking my imac here in europe using
http://www.apecode.com and now it says:

truck arrived at final destination

does this mean, the package is here where i live?
or does it mean that it's with TNT now?

i want my imac now :|
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Mine says the same - it means that it's with TNT at last! Well, that means I should get it at some point next week, which is somewhat disappointing, as I'm up at university, so I'll have to wait for my parents to find a convenient time to deliver it to me. I ordered on the 31st of August, so it's taken quite a while, but it could be worse.
 
dtp said:
Mine says the same - it means that it's with TNT at last! Well, that means I should get it at some point next week, which is somewhat disappointing, as I'm up at university, so I'll have to wait for my parents to find a convenient time to deliver it to me. I ordered on the 31st of August, so it's taken quite a while, but it could be worse.
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i ordered mine 1/9. i can't wait till i get it.
all i've been doing for a month now is to wait, wait and wait.

it said truck arrived at final destination 6/10. thats 2 days ago.
i hope to see it monday or tuesday.

....
 
i'll try the dead pixel thing tonight. I've not noticed anything yet, but then again I'm still drooling over all the desktop space.

I must be really lucky or something with wireless. I have a Panasonic multi-handset 2.4GHz system and I never seem to have wireless problems. Though I do have goofy 'whole network vanishes' but it's never when the phones are on and I've even unplugged the phone from the wall and shut it off to make sure there wasn't some type of conflict.

Rebooting the AEBS seems to fix those types of 'network goes away' things
 
Finally!!!

I knew it had to be close. I called the re-seller yesterday and they had received 2 stock issue 20" units. 2 of 31 orders they had. Looks like my wish came true. I just got the call that it's here. Now it can rain all weekend for all I care!! :p

Fellow Vancouverites, check with your resellers! :D
 
Westworld still hasn't called me. I need it soon, because I have filled 3 tapes already with footage I need to edit.

Another note, go see Shaun of the Dead, the greatest movie ever.
 
TheRat said:
Westworld still hasn't called me. I need it soon, because I have filled 3 tapes already with footage I need to edit.

Another note, go see Shaun of the Dead, the greatest movie ever.
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Well I just picked up my 20" from Simply Computing in Langley. They got 3 of them and mine was one of the 3!!!!

All I can say is WOW!!! It's beautiful and the screen is brilliant! So much brighter, sharper, clearer then my 19" Sony CRT. I'm just installing all the Apps back onto it. LOVE IT!!!!!
 
15 miles away...and still two more days!

In a warehouse 15 miles away, there sits a brand new 20" 1.8 Imac with my name on it. Unfortunately it will not show up here for over 48 hours. I can hardly stand it! :(
 
Anacondan said:
In a warehouse 15 miles away, there sits a brand new 20" 1.8 Imac with my name on it. Unfortunately it will not show up here for over 48 hours. I can hardly stand it! :(
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If the warehouse allows pickups, then I think that I would drive the 15 miles. Would be nice to have the weekend to enjoy the new Mac. ;)
 
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