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nico_apple Author

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purple screen imac

My iMac screen turn purple out of standby mode or screensaver. any idea? Thanks!

iMac 21.5" 4K, 10.14

Posted on Feb 17, 2019 2:13 AM

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rkaufmann87

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Posted on Feb 17, 2019 7:52 AM

It appears to be a failed GPU. Before taking it to your local Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider to be diagnosed and repaired try some basic resets.

Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support

How to reset NVRAM on your Mac

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rkaufmann87

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Feb 17, 2019 7:52 AM in response to nico_apple

It appears to be a failed GPU. Before taking it to your local Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider to be diagnosed and repaired try some basic resets.

Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support

How to reset NVRAM on your Mac

den.thed

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Feb 17, 2019 8:46 AM in response to nico_apple

Good advise there from rk87.

In addition, I would try disabling the Screensaver, Nightshades, Motion and Transparency to see if any of those or a combination of those is causing the problem.

macjack

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Feb 17, 2019 8:53 AM in response to nico_apple

Go to System Preferences > Accessibility > Display and uncheck Invert Colors.

EDIT: (Actually I don't think it's that)

purple screen imac