iMac Refusing to Boot

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  1. Zelnaga, Sep 2, 2015

    Zelnaga macrumors regular

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    Hi Guys,

    I have a 2011 iMac 21.5inch and been going solid until recently, where when I went to boot my iMac, for some reason it would take 10 mins on the apple logo, before it turns off automatically.

    I also tried recovery mode but it keeps failing to recover.

    Is there anything else I can try?
     
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  2. Fishrrman, Sep 2, 2015

    Fishrrman macrumors G5

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    Try booting from a bootable external drive.

    If your problem is a failed internal drive (which it very well could be), you'll be up-and-running again in two minutes.
     
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  3. Samuelsan2001, Sep 2, 2015

    Samuelsan2001 macrumors 604

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    Yep sounds like a dying hard drive, if a bootable backup will work that'll confirm it.
     
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  4. Zelnaga, Sep 2, 2015

    Zelnaga thread starter macrumors regular

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    Thank you both. Ill give it a try.
     
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