My iMac stopped working. Please help me :)

lisamel · Oct 28, 2009, 07:26 AM

Hi!

Well, like the title says, my iMac has stopped working. I've been working on it all day and when I went to make some food, it must have died or something. When I got back after about 30 mins the screen was black and I couldnt turn it on. I tried to unplug it and check that the plug was working correctly (it was) and plugged the iMac back in. It still wont turn back on..

Has this happened to anyone else before? Is there something I can do?

The iMac was new in March 2008.

Thank you for any help

BlueRevolution · Oct 28, 2009, 07:30 AM

What happens when you press the power button? Do the fans start spinning?

lisamel · Oct 28, 2009, 07:36 AM

No nothing happens

Its like is has no power or something.

pmkoch · Oct 28, 2009, 10:38 AM

Try plugging into a different outlet and see if it works.

BlueRevolution · Oct 28, 2009, 10:40 AM

Could be a power supply issue, then. Take it in to the shop.

What model do you have? Is it still under warranty?

lisamel · Oct 29, 2009, 03:27 AM

I dont know which model it is, but I got it in march 2008

Its a 20".

I am going to take it to a retailer today, hopefully they will be able to fix it quick!

toolbox · Oct 29, 2009, 06:38 AM

How did you go at the store? Do you have another Power cord to try?

John Doe 57 · Oct 29, 2009, 05:14 PM

To OP:
Might me an Logic Board failure.

lisamel · Oct 30, 2009, 05:27 AM

I took it to the Apple Retail store (we dont have an Apple Store in Norway) and they tried with a different plug and nothing happened. So they took it in and will have a look at it. They thought that it might be failed logic board. So I'm waiting to hear from them. I'm not under the Apple Warranty but we have a longer warranty type thing in Norway so it will be fixed for free

John Doe 57 · Oct 30, 2009, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lisamel

I'm not under the Apple Warranty but we have a longer warranty type thing in Norway so it will be fixed for free

Nice! When I had my Logic Board replaced in my iMac, it would have costed $900 or about 5,140 Kroner.

Oct 28, 2009, 07:26 AM	#1
lisamel macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway	My iMac stopped working. Please help me :) Hi! Well, like the title says, my iMac has stopped working. I've been working on it all day and when I went to make some food, it must have died or something. When I got back after about 30 mins the screen was black and I couldnt turn it on. I tried to unplug it and check that the plug was working correctly (it was) and plugged the iMac back in. It still wont turn back on.. Has this happened to anyone else before? Is there something I can do? The iMac was new in March 2008. Thank you for any help
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Oct 28, 2009, 10:40 AM	#5
BlueRevolution macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montreal, QC	Could be a power supply issue, then. Take it in to the shop. What model do you have? Is it still under warranty? __________________ Ⓟ PIRATE PARTY OF CANADA — Information leadership for the 21st century
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toolbox macrumors 68020 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia (WA)	How did you go at the store? Do you have another Power cord to try? __________________ 2009 iMac 27 inch \| i7 2.8 \| 1 TB \| 16GB DDR3 iPhone 3gs \| iPhone 4 \| iPhone 4s \| iPad 1 \| iPad 2
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Oct 29, 2009, 05:14 PM	#8
John Doe 57 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sisimiut, Greenland	To OP: Might me an Logic Board failure. __________________ My Ambient Music Project:Facebook My Film Works:YouTube My Photo Works:CarbonMade
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Oct 28, 2009, 07:36 AM	#3
lisamel Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway	No nothing happens Its like is has no power or something.
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Oct 28, 2009, 10:38 AM	#4
pmkoch macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2009	Try plugging into a different outlet and see if it works.
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Oct 29, 2009, 03:27 AM	#6
lisamel Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway	I dont know which model it is, but I got it in march 2008 Its a 20". I am going to take it to a retailer today, hopefully they will be able to fix it quick!
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Oct 30, 2009, 05:27 AM	#9
lisamel Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway	I took it to the Apple Retail store (we dont have an Apple Store in Norway) and they tried with a different plug and nothing happened. So they took it in and will have a look at it. They thought that it might be failed logic board. So I'm waiting to hear from them. I'm not under the Apple Warranty but we have a longer warranty type thing in Norway so it will be fixed for free
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