I'm hoping it's just the power supply. If so, that should be an easy fix AND preserve the data on my HD.
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Elliott Price <[email protected]>wrote: > > If it won't even boot into the Firmware, it's not the HD. Even without > the HD the screen should come on, and you should be able to boot it > into the Firmware with any keyboard. > It almost sounds like the power supply; but before you go opening it > up and voiding your warranty, (Even if it is just the HD) take it to > Apple. If they won't fix it, then you can do it yourself. > > > -Elliott Price > Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara > Graphic Design - Artwork Setup > Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites > > On Sep 28, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Gary Fortman wrote: > > > > > Your hard drive died. > > Take it to an apple store. > > Mine did the same thing two months out of warranty. > > I now have a 500 GB HD for $250 from a third party recommended by the > > Apple store. > > > > Sent from my eyeFone > > > > On Sep 28, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Jonathan Rowson > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I've just run into a problem, my iMac won't boot. It's a late 2008 > >> 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo. When I press the power button, I hear a 'whirr' > >> like the HD or SuperDrive is spinning up and it stops and makes a > >> short click. It won't get past that. I can't get into target mode, I > >> can't hold the option key because the keyboard isn't being > >> recognized. I'm going to try another keyboard. Any other suggestions > >> before I contact Apple (the machine is about 6 months old) > >> > >> -- > >> __________________________________________ > >> Jonathan D. Rowson, M.D. > >> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > -- __________________________________________ Jonathan D. Rowson, M.D. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
