This iMac A1174 is the newest mac I have ever owned, and I don't know much about mac. I have always been a PC type of guy. I picked this machine up from a recycling center for cheap (go ahead and roll your eyes), but I wanted a project.
Here's the deal. It powers up ok, and I hear the chime then it goes to the grey screen with the apple. I can hear it read from the HDD for a couple of minutes and can see the wheel spinning under the apple, but it doesn't load. The wheel just keeps spinning. If I boot from an OS X boot DVD it will do the same thing, or just shut off.
I have tried replacing the HDD, and got the same results. I have tried resetting the pram, no change.
Does anyone know if this is a hardware or software issue? Which direction should I look next. Any advice would be handy.
It has an Intel Core 2 Duo, 250G HDD. 1G DDR2. Super combo optical drive.
Thanks.
Here's the deal. It powers up ok, and I hear the chime then it goes to the grey screen with the apple. I can hear it read from the HDD for a couple of minutes and can see the wheel spinning under the apple, but it doesn't load. The wheel just keeps spinning. If I boot from an OS X boot DVD it will do the same thing, or just shut off.
I have tried replacing the HDD, and got the same results. I have tried resetting the pram, no change.
Does anyone know if this is a hardware or software issue? Which direction should I look next. Any advice would be handy.
It has an Intel Core 2 Duo, 250G HDD. 1G DDR2. Super combo optical drive.
Thanks.