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Old 2009 iMac won't start up

I have a old (2009) iMac that won't boot. When I turn it on, it brings up the apple logo and the progress bar and progresses to the end of the progress bar and then the screen goes black. I have tried power cycling and I have unplugged all accessories. I have tried Command-R. Nothing works. Any ideas ?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Apr 10, 2022 8:27 PM

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Posted on Apr 10, 2022 9:14 PM

Yes, the HD has likely failed. Considering it's advance age you I would not recommend putting ANY money into it and replace it with a newer Mac. You can try the steps in If your Mac doesn't start up all the way - Apple Support


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Old 2009 iMac won't start up

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