I have an old iMac with a built in moniter, and it won't start. The chime goes off, and the power light stays on untill the computer turns off in a few seconds. Please help!!! I have important files on it! I have tried everything Apple has suggested, and even they can't help me.
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My iMac's moniter won't work!
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puckhead193
macrumors G3
SkyBell
macrumors 604
puckhead193
macrumors G3
do you have another mac you could boot in target disk mode...
best thing to do is bring it to apple
best thing to do is bring it to apple
As others have said try and boot into it with another mac if not take it to apple I hope you backed up the machine.
puckhead193
macrumors G3
Hardware
I have my iMac's tinted blue cover off, and am looking for ways to fix, jumpstart, or reconnect the drive.
I have my iMac's tinted blue cover off, and am looking for ways to fix, jumpstart, or reconnect the drive.
themoonisdown09
macrumors 601
Do you not know anyone else that has a Mac? If not, find out if you can take it to a local Apple store, and let them connect to it to get the stuff off.
Apple Seeds
I have aquired a tool to take my files off the hard drive, and have done so, but I still need help. All my files pretty much are formats that don't work on the pc. I'm still dead in the water. Also, weird rock looking things I named "apple seeds" are falling out of my iMac now.
I have aquired a tool to take my files off the hard drive, and have done so, but I still need help. All my files pretty much are formats that don't work on the pc. I'm still dead in the water. Also, weird rock looking things I named "apple seeds" are falling out of my iMac now.
Latency System Defragments.... I'm afraid this doesn't bode well for your data.🙁
themoonisdown09
macrumors 601
LSD vs. iMac
Please clarify about how LSD would effect my iMac's memory? Do you mean ROM or RAM?
Please clarify about how LSD would effect my iMac's memory? Do you mean ROM or RAM?
Hard Drive Intact
My hard drive is currently removed, so I am glad that was the part under threat. (My ROM memory is still in the iMac) What is LSD for anyway? Can anybody tell me if an LCD moniter would work connected to my old iMac?
My hard drive is currently removed, so I am glad that was the part under threat. (My ROM memory is still in the iMac) What is LSD for anyway? Can anybody tell me if an LCD moniter would work connected to my old iMac?