I Messed up my iMac

[azscp]

i installed some crucial ram in my imac core 2 duo and she wont boot up now.

the power light just flashes

when i first installed it, it wouldn't recognize one of the new chips so i took it apart and tried again. now she doesn't do anything. she's lifeless and i'm about to throw the piece of **** off my desk.

any help would be great

 

[cah87]

i installed some crucial ram in my imac core 2 duo and she wont boot up now.

the power light just flashes

when i first installed it, it wouldn't recognize one of the new chips so i took it apart and tried again. now she doesn't do anything. she's lifeless and i'm about to throw the piece of **** off my desk.

any help would be great

did you try putting it back to stock?

 

[azscp]

did you try putting it back to stock?

yes but no luck there either

 

[cah87]

yes but no luck there either

hrmmm best bet is to call apple have you tried maybe holding the power buttone down for like 10 seconds while reverted back to stock? there may be something you could do there. but i would for sure call Apple tech support especially since they say upgrading mac ram you can do yourself....

 

[Angrist]

Which model iMac?^H^H^H^H^H^H^H never mind

flashing the pram sometimes helps this kind of thing, hold cmd-opt-P-R at bootup, wait for the second bong, and release.

 

[azscp]

Which model iMac?

20" 2.16GHz 250GB w/1GB ram

flashing the pram sometimes helps this kind of thing, hold cmd-opt-P-R at bootup, wait for the second bong, and release.

the fan turns on but it doesn't give me one bong. all the happens is i press te power button, i hear the fan, and the front light starts blinking in bursts. i've tried holding the power button down on startup and shutdown and nothing works. i'll try the cmd-opt-p-r.

 

[azscp]

can anyone tell me if this is the correct tutorial for installing ram for my intel based imac?

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303084

these instructions say not to use the ejector clips to push the ram in, but i see no other way. maybe the ram isn't seated correctly.

 

[LinuXtreme]

I've never installed memory in an iMac before, but I have on PC's. Looking at the instructions it looks like its the same deal. You may need to set the ejector clips to the open position and push the memory in again. It should go just the way the instructions describe

Once inserted, press the DIMM up into the slot with your thumbs. Do not use the DIMM ejector clips to push in the DIMM. Trying to push the DIMM into the slot using the ejector clips may damage the SDRAM DIMM. You'll hear a slight click when the memory is fully seated. After the memory is fully seated, close the ejector clips as shown below.

I know that it can be nerve-wracking to push on the memory as hard as is necessary, but that's the way its done. Just push it *straight* in (be careful not to tweak it by going up or down slightly) and keep applying force. You'll know when its in.

 

[azscp]

problem solved.

i wasn't pushing the ram in hard enough so it wasn't seated right.

i hope this post helps the next guy and i thank everyone for their help

 

[mrmma]

problem solved.

i wasn't pushing the ram in hard enough so it wasn't seated right.

i hope this post helps the next guy and i thank everyone for their help

Well, it saved me an embarrassing phone call to Apple. I too was installing some crucial ram in my iMac and got the blinking power light...panicked, and then found this thread on good old MR.

Pushed in with gusto and worked like a charm.
Thanks!