Re: Replace HDD iMac 2007

2016-03-06 Thread Bruce Johnson
> On Mar 6, 2016, at 2:13 PM, Mark Sokolovsky wrote: > > I've noticed this to be an issue with my 2008 iMac 24". The original 750 GB > HDD was greyed out by Disk utility, and wasn't even remotely capable of being > formatted, citing a "unable to mount disk" issue everytime. > > I went the har

Re: Replace HDD iMac 2007

2016-03-06 Thread Mark Sokolovsky
I've noticed this to be an issue with my 2008 iMac 24". The original 750 GB HDD was greyed out by Disk utility, and wasn't even remotely capable of being formatted, citing a "unable to mount disk" issue everytime. I went the hard way and disassembled the entire machine, replacing the HDD with anot

Re: Replace HDD iMac 2007

2016-03-06 Thread Bruce Johnson
> On Mar 5, 2016, at 5:43 PM, geof...@gmail.com wrote: > > When I boot off DVD, the iMac won't recognise this disk - > diskutil shows the name, but says it is 0 bytes and > won't allow format (greyed out). Are you looking at the disk itself in Disk utility or the volume? It could sim

Replace HDD iMac 2007

2016-03-06 Thread geoffu7
Hi iMac folks, I'm thinking this topic must have come up long ago, wondering if there are any current clues / methods ? Recently, my 2007 iMac wouldn't boot ... the Seagate Barracuda 750GB was clicking ... The disk seemed to be dead ... I replaced the hard disk with a new, larger WD disk. When

Re: HP printer driver update problem

2016-03-06 Thread Stuart Saunders
"I have never owned a printer that I liked." You could do worse than look at the Epson L series. Integrated (Epson) ink tanks, good size bottles of ink that mean you never get air in the printheads. May or may not be available in your country; may need to get one smuggled in! My A4 (L355) went