About the product
Date of repair
Ref. number
1
Repairer
Simon Gibbon
Brand
Apple
Kind of product
Computer
About the repair
(Estimated) Year of production
2015
Model, type number and/or serial number
"28"" iMac"
Defect found
Mail very slow - could be age of MacOS meaning certificates are not able to be updated - needs OS upgrade
Problem description + probable cause
Mail not loading reliably
Has the product been repaired?
Yes
What did you do to repair it?
Only able to use MacOS Montery , so unable to upgrade in standard way.
Suggested owner to install Linux for a standard install
Found Open Core Patcher - repair cafe loaned a USB cable to Sata cable to connect a loaned SSD drive onto which MacOS Sequoia was installed, mail works effectively. Owner left to with SSD and cable to decide what they wanted to do.
Suggested owner to install Linux for a standard install
Found Open Core Patcher - repair cafe loaned a USB cable to Sata cable to connect a loaned SSD drive onto which MacOS Sequoia was installed, mail works effectively. Owner left to with SSD and cable to decide what they wanted to do.
Reparability of product (1 = difficult, 10 = easy)
1
Did you use repair information?
Yes
Where did this information come from?
From fellow repairers
Source repair information (url website)
https://www.macworld.com/article/672461/how-to-install-macos-on-unsupported-mac.html
https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/INSTALLER.html
https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/INSTALLER.html
Do you have any suggestions for other repairers of this (or similar) product?
Apple owners want to stick with MacOS even when Apple doesn't support this product and they appear to get a lot of pleasure from buying a new Apple product. So OpenPatcher is the only way to save their perfectly functioning Apple computers from being replaced and it appears to work very well, if detailed installation and patching instructions are followed.
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