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iMac stuck at grey Apple screen
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webb3201
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Feb 18, 2008, 01:16 PM
 
Hello all, after a couple of years of great service, my iMac G5 suddenly wont boot. I turned it off last week and now I am stuck on the grey Apple screen. Any thoughts?
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Feb 18, 2008, 05:23 PM
 
Sounds like a bad hard drive.
     
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Feb 19, 2008, 07:38 PM
 
Zap the PRAM when trying to reboot for three bongs, then hold Command-V to see what is going on.

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Mar 3, 2008, 07:57 PM
 
I've encountered the Grey Screen several times. On more then one occasion the culprit was a bad mouse (or keyboard for that matter). Unplug all your peripherals and try the reboot process again. A PRAM zap would not hurt during the reboot process.
     
   
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