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Failing reinstall of El Capitan on formatted HD - no Disk Utility (2012 iMac, white screen of death)
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1874877" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Welcome to our forums.</p><p></p><p>How did you backup the contents of the iMac with your MacBook Pro and then format it? Did you use Target Mode?</p><p></p><p>The reason I ask is because your 2012 iMac may have a graphics problem. If the GPU fails, the symptoms you describe will occur.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1874877, member: 46727"] Welcome to our forums. How did you backup the contents of the iMac with your MacBook Pro and then format it? Did you use Target Mode? The reason I ask is because your 2012 iMac may have a graphics problem. If the GPU fails, the symptoms you describe will occur. [/QUOTE]
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