On Mar 26, 2018, at 6:17 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi all, > My mom's 2008 iMac with Yosemite and 4 GB RAM will no longer start. (Sorry > that I don't more specs, but it won't start) > When I push the power button, all I hear is a clicking sound near the optical > drive. No startup chime. > > > The machine worked fine for about a week, but today when I tried to wake it, > I got a black and white checked screen. I had to force it to shut down, and > now it will not start again. I get the same clicking sound near the optical > drive. However, if I pull out one of the RAM cards, I can get a startup > chime, but I still have a black screen. > > Any thoughts on this issue, or how to troubleshoot it? > Thanks! > Joe >
Sounds like video card to me. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
