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iMac not starting, even from installation CD
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<blockquote data-quote="grink" data-source="post: 1508406" data-attributes="member: 299109"><p>@chsag: No, holding the shift key doesn't work.</p><p></p><p>The hardware diagnostic ("D") also does not work, nor does holding "Command+R" keys down.</p><p></p><p>When inserting a CD and pressing "Command+C", we can hear the CD rotating. Then, during about 1 or 2 minutes, we can hear that the CD is being read, hoping that it loads into RAM. But no CD splash screen.</p><p>After a few minutes, everything becomes quiet, and the light grey screen with the multilingual black popup comes again.</p><p></p><p>I'm not totally sure about which version of OS X is currently installed.</p><p>Could a difference between installed version and the version on the CD make the CD stop loading ?</p><p>As being more familiar to PCs, I expected licences questions were handled separately from the installation media. Something like the Windows registration key. Is this handled differently with computers from Apple ?</p><p></p><p>I tried with installation CDs of OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 and none displays any splash screen.</p><p></p><p>How can I check which version of OS X is installed ?</p><p></p><p>When purchasing a CD, do I have to select the same version of OS X that the computer originally came with or should I purchase a newer version ?</p><p></p><p>Also, should I purchase the newest version or can it be too hungry for a computer from year 2007 ?</p><p></p><p>Thank you very much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grink, post: 1508406, member: 299109"] @chsag: No, holding the shift key doesn't work. The hardware diagnostic ("D") also does not work, nor does holding "Command+R" keys down. When inserting a CD and pressing "Command+C", we can hear the CD rotating. Then, during about 1 or 2 minutes, we can hear that the CD is being read, hoping that it loads into RAM. But no CD splash screen. After a few minutes, everything becomes quiet, and the light grey screen with the multilingual black popup comes again. I'm not totally sure about which version of OS X is currently installed. Could a difference between installed version and the version on the CD make the CD stop loading ? As being more familiar to PCs, I expected licences questions were handled separately from the installation media. Something like the Windows registration key. Is this handled differently with computers from Apple ? I tried with installation CDs of OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6 and none displays any splash screen. How can I check which version of OS X is installed ? When purchasing a CD, do I have to select the same version of OS X that the computer originally came with or should I purchase a newer version ? Also, should I purchase the newest version or can it be too hungry for a computer from year 2007 ? Thank you very much. [/QUOTE]
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