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Skyfallkavu

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Mar 12, 2015
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Hey guys, I got a Early 06 20in iMac (A1174) on eBay for $20. Quite the steal. I'm very familiar with repairing PCs and I'm not afraid to do some low level hardware stuff, but I can't seem to get this iMac to power on.

Ive already replaced the power supply with no luck, and I'm beginning to think its the inverter board. Even unplugged from the logic board and display, it refuses to even spin the sata hard drive. That isn't normal behavior, correct?

If anyone has any tips regarding power failure on these Macs, id appreciate it.
 
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