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2011 iMac Problem
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1563978" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>So I did some troubleshooting. iMac on it's back...the display propped up at a 45° angle for easy access to the inside. The hard drives do spin up when I turn the computer on (the original Apple HD that I think may be dead/dying...and a brand new non-Apple HD with an OS on it that I know is good).</p><p></p><p>Actually the dead/dying Apple HD has tried to boot twice...but then gets stuck at the gray screen with the Apple. This is probably a function of the Apple drive having issues. I have not been able to boot the computer with the "good" non-Apple HD.</p><p></p><p>So I'm not really sure if I have a bad SATA cable or not. And of course without a known good one to test with (as of this moment)...it's hard to eliminate the SATA cable as the problem.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1563978, member: 56379"] So I did some troubleshooting. iMac on it's back...the display propped up at a 45° angle for easy access to the inside. The hard drives do spin up when I turn the computer on (the original Apple HD that I think may be dead/dying...and a brand new non-Apple HD with an OS on it that I know is good). Actually the dead/dying Apple HD has tried to boot twice...but then gets stuck at the gray screen with the Apple. This is probably a function of the Apple drive having issues. I have not been able to boot the computer with the "good" non-Apple HD. So I'm not really sure if I have a bad SATA cable or not. And of course without a known good one to test with (as of this moment)...it's hard to eliminate the SATA cable as the problem. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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