Thanks for your responses, but the second after I sent the email out, the computer died completely. It was exactly as you said: flyback transformer on video analog board.
I got it fixed in less than 24 hours by a local San Francisco repair outfit, The Total Mac. They put in a refurbed board, and I'm back in business for a about $290. The image is a tiny bit skewed along the bottom edge, but I think I can live with that. Another person recommended that I get a new computer and put my old hard drive in an enclosure. All good advice. Thanks again! Steve Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's time to ensure you have an up to date back up, and consider the cost of > a repair or updating to a newer Mac. Your symptoms are one of the first > signs of the iMacs analog board failing, its flyback transformer is breaking > down. This could go on for weeks, maybe months, but will eventually > completely fail. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. > Steve Bell Carol Weber Mckee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This happened to me. My power supply died within a month. I would > suggest that you back up anything you don't want to lose. > Carol "Judith Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > When I rebuilt my desktop on my Rev B iMac just > > now I saw with some alarm very quick flashes of > > horizontal distortion on the monitor with an > > accompanying electrical pop or crackling sound as > > it was starting up. This happened three-four times. > > > > This is new, but for the past +/-two weeks the > > monitor has had intermittant "blinks" as I have > > been working on it, as if there have been changes > > in the electrical power flow. > > > > Should I be more alarmed than I am already? Should > > I take it in to a Mac tech? Is it fixable myself? > > > > Thanks, > > -Judy B -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
