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Imac hard to start
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Could it be a defective button? Or maybe a defective drive? What model? What drive?
Usually: Does it make a sound immediately after pressing the button? Does the display turn on after releasing the button? Does the drive and fan spin up after releasing the button?
Usually: Does it make a sound immediately after pressing the button? Does the display turn on after releasing the button? Does the drive and fan spin up after releasing the button?
Thanks for your reply. Don't hear a fan or wirring. Maybe more than you want to know:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac14,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version: IM141.0118.B11
SMC Version (system): 2.14f19
Hardware UUID: 231EE29C-9CCA-566C-95CD-B1E467E14469
Thought about your answer. And yes, it could be the button. It has done this since new. Had it looked at and turned right on for tech. Does for me sometime too. Any hope for a button fix? Again, many thanks.
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac14,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version: IM141.0118.B11
SMC Version (system): 2.14f19
Hardware UUID: 231EE29C-9CCA-566C-95CD-B1E467E14469
Thought about your answer. And yes, it could be the button. It has done this since new. Had it looked at and turned right on for tech. Does for me sometime too. Any hope for a button fix? Again, many thanks.
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Better delete your serial number from here.
Disassembling this model is a bit tricky, but possible -> https://www.ifixit.com/Device/iMac_Intel_21.5"_EMC_2638
As the iMac is 5 years old, the HDD could get broken as well. If you can, make a backup ASAP to some external drive. Then try to boot up the external drive. If that is always working immediately, it's not the button, but the drive. After having a backup a PRAM reset is worth a try, too.
Disassembling this model is a bit tricky, but possible -> https://www.ifixit.com/Device/iMac_Intel_21.5"_EMC_2638
As the iMac is 5 years old, the HDD could get broken as well. If you can, make a backup ASAP to some external drive. Then try to boot up the external drive. If that is always working immediately, it's not the button, but the drive. After having a backup a PRAM reset is worth a try, too.