iMac won't boot pass Apple logo

[SHiFT.]

Hello,

So i went to boot my imac this evening and it gets stuck on the apple logo. When i hold the option key or the C key it doesn't do anything just brings the apple logo up and sits there. Not sure what to do

Thanks
SHiFT.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Have you tried any of these steps?

Mac doesn't boot

Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck

Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on

A flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac​

 

[SHiFT.]

Have you tried any of these steps?

Mac doesn't boot

Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck

Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on

A flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac​

nope none of those worked. I think the harddrive might of failed but i have no way of telling

----------

this is driving me crazy.. any other ideas

 

[G-Mo]

Remove the hard drive.

 

[SHiFT.]

Remove the hard drive.

i have no way of gettting to it

 

[G-Mo]

i have no way of gettting to it

What iMac? Warranty?

 

[SHiFT.]

What iMac? Warranty?

2010 and no

 

[simsaladimbamba]

2010 and no

Here are some guides on how to replace the HDD, I did it several times with my 2007 iMac and it was okay doing so, but I also build my own PCs in the late 90s.

 

[SHiFT.]

Here are some guides on how to replace the HDD, I did it several times with my 2007 iMac and it was okay doing so, but I also build my own PCs in the late 90s.

yea i am a tech so this isnt a problem. I just dont understand why the option key isn't showing me the CD rom and USB that is bootable when i hold it at start up

 

[DoubleVision19]

yea i am a tech so this isnt a problem. I just dont understand why the option key isn't showing me the CD rom and USB that is bootable when i hold it at start up

Is your keyboard the "wired" type or "wireless" type?

 

[SHiFT.]

Is your keyboard the "wired" type or "wireless" type?

Wireless

 

[G-Mo]

yea i am a tech so this isnt a problem. I just dont understand why the option key isn't showing me the CD rom and USB that is bootable when i hold it at start up

This is a common symptom of a dead HDD. See it at least once every couple of weeks.

 

[SHiFT.]

This is a common symptom of a dead HDD. See it at least once every couple of weeks.

Time to replace the hard drive. Just getting that glass panel off is going to be fun

 

[G-Mo]

Time to replace the hard drive. Just getting that glass panel off is going to be fun

It's a 2010? You'll need a replacement drive from Apple, short the HDD temp sensor or get a software fan controller otherwise fans run full boar.

http://www.hddfancontrol.com/

 

[SHiFT.]

It's a 2010? You'll need a replacement drive from Apple, short the HDD temp sensor or get a software fan controller otherwise fans run full boar.

http://www.hddfancontrol.com/

So i now have to buy a $100 HD and a program for 30 buck. 😡

 

[G-Mo]

Or take it to an AASP and pay $220-400 plus labour for the Apple drive?!

 

[SHiFT.]

Or take it to an AASP and pay $220-400 plus labour for the Apple drive?!

good point... is it bad to short the sensor?

 

[hfg]

I find that sometimes the wireless bluetooth keyboard is not discovered/connected quick enough to catch the "option key" for boot drive selection. If you have a wired keyboard you can temporarily use, that will eliminate that possibility.

There are many threads here discussing the fan issues and how to deal with them when replacing a disk drive if you don't want to use fan control software.

Oh ... and getting the glass front off is the easiest part of working on a iMac. 😉


Good luck ... 🙂



-howard

 

[DoubleVision19]

Wireless

There we go...you can't boot using the "option" key using a wireless keyboard. It won't let you go into Target mode. You will need a wired keyboard to perform that...If you gonna use a non-Apple keyboard, remember to hold down on the left Alt key to get into Target mode.