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iMac won't start, stuck on gray screen troubleshooting and options
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1270942" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>OK, that's what I thought. It does sound like a hardware error and my feeling is it's your hard drive which died. Let's try this:</p><p></p><p>Get out your original install DVD (probably Tiger 10.4) and try to boot the machine with it. Insert the DVD and hold down your OPTION key as soon as you hear the chime. Keep pressing it until you see the Apple and spinning circle. (it may take a while) If you can get it to boot that way, skip past the install stuff and go to the top menu. Select Utilities, Disk Utility, and do a verify and repair. Let us know the results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1270942, member: 46727"] OK, that's what I thought. It does sound like a hardware error and my feeling is it's your hard drive which died. Let's try this: Get out your original install DVD (probably Tiger 10.4) and try to boot the machine with it. Insert the DVD and hold down your OPTION key as soon as you hear the chime. Keep pressing it until you see the Apple and spinning circle. (it may take a while) If you can get it to boot that way, skip past the install stuff and go to the top menu. Select Utilities, Disk Utility, and do a verify and repair. Let us know the results. [/QUOTE]
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