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iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011): Video corruption or Mac stops responding while playing games

In some cases, you may experience video corruption or the computer might stop responding while playing games.

Startup key combinations for Intel-based Macs

Learn about the startup key combinations you can use with Intel-based Macs.

EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs

This article lists firmware updates that were released for Intel-based Macintosh computers. They update the firmware that originally shipped from the factory. If your computer does not appear on this list, an update from the factory firmware is not necessary. … Continue reading

About Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapters

Learn about the Mini DisplayPort in the latest Mac models, which enables audio and video output for DisplayPort and HDMI.

Troubleshooting issues with no audio from built-in speakers on Macs

Is your Apple computer having issues playing sound from the built-in speakers—except perhaps for the startup chime—but sound works through external speakers, digital output, or headphones? Is a red light visible from the audio line-out port when you disconnect devices? … Continue reading

iMac: Unaccelerated drivers may produce a blank screen

In some situations when you use OS X Lion with certain unaccelerated drivers not made by Apple, a blank screen may appear, the login window may not appear, or other anomalies may occur. Some examples of products that exhibit this … Continue reading

Apple Power Supplies: Changing voltage settings

Learn about the power supplies in various Apple products and whether they can switch automatically to voltages in other countries. Some Apple computers have an auto-switching power supply which monitors the incoming voltage and automatically switches itself accordingly. Other Apple … Continue reading

MacBook Air (Late 2010) and later, MacBook Pro (Early 2011), iMac (Mid 2011) and Mac mini (Mid 2011): System requirements for Microsoft Windows 7

MacBook Air (Late 2010) and later, MacBook Pro (Early 2011), iMac (Mid 2011), and Mac mini (Mid 2011) computers support 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, or Windows 7 Ultimate. Note: Windows XP … Continue reading

Magic Trackpad: Using Trackpad Handwriting with Simplified or Traditional Chinese

Learn how to use Magic Trackpad or a portable Mac trackpad that supports Trackpad Handwriting to enter Chinese characters into a Mac OS X application.

Mac mini (Mid 2010) and iMac (Mid 2010): Windows support for the SD card slot

Learn more about using Microsoft Windows with the SD (Secure Digital) card slot in the Mac mini (Mid 2010) and iMac (Mid 2010).