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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London England
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A friends iMac blew up today, one minute she was writing an email in Outlook express, the next, the computer crashed, she rebooted and was greeted with a blank screen, not even a flashing question mark/ System folder.
I've tried booting from my iBook using Firewire target disk mode, no go.
I've tried to boot up from a CD (Jaguar install CD, she only has OS9 on her machine, but it's the only CD I have, & she's lost hers), but nothings worked yet.
The CD's either get spat out on bootup (even if I hold down the C key) or simply get stuck in the machine (as techtool pro just has)
Any ideas, is this machine Toast?
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Last edited by rtorr; Aug 17, 2004 at 01:38 PM.
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Will it boot into Open Firmware? If so I'd try the ol' reset-nvram/reset-all routine. If that gives no joy, I would try pressing the reset button on the motherboard; I've brought a couple of iMacs back to life with this method.
Good luck.
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iBook G4 1GHz/768MB/40GB/Airport Extreme/Bluetooth/10.3.5
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I've managed to get the machine to bring up the OP system picker (to choose which system drive to boot from) but suprise suprise there's no choices.
I've tried reset-all and NVRam in Open Firmware, no change.
i think this is a hardware issue, but I'm not sure if it's just a HD failure or something more serious, what do you think?
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Hi,
I once had something similar with my iMac after I replaced the HD - I reseated the IDE connectors on the HD, CD-ROM and motherboard.
This involves opening it but is not that difficult - if you live anywhere near SW18 send me a PM and I'll show you how to do it.
Will
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Last edited by Will C; Aug 18, 2004 at 03:47 PM.
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