Hi all, sorry if I'm asking a redundant question but I need some exper advice.
I have one of the very first intel Imacs and all of a sudden all I get when I turn it on is the white light and a short fan whir for about half a second then after about 10 seconds the white light comes back on, the fan is low speed continuous, and that is it. No screen flicker or anything. Screen never does anything.
Tried different ram, tried opening and changing the small disc battery "2032".
Ive buit a large number of PC's but never an iMac. I really don't have any idea how to tshoot them. I took it to a MAC store and they say "Well It might be the logic board of something else"
Before I give up and toss it, is there any way to know what the problem is w/o just willy nilly changing expensive parts till it works?
Thanks in advance for any advice,
I have one of the very first intel Imacs and all of a sudden all I get when I turn it on is the white light and a short fan whir for about half a second then after about 10 seconds the white light comes back on, the fan is low speed continuous, and that is it. No screen flicker or anything. Screen never does anything.
Tried different ram, tried opening and changing the small disc battery "2032".
Ive buit a large number of PC's but never an iMac. I really don't have any idea how to tshoot them. I took it to a MAC store and they say "Well It might be the logic board of something else"
Before I give up and toss it, is there any way to know what the problem is w/o just willy nilly changing expensive parts till it works?
Thanks in advance for any advice,