Flashing Grey Folder with ?

I have a late 2009 iMac 21.5, I am having the infamous screen of death flashing grey folder with a question mark. It has SSD installed at some point, i’ve ordered a new one just in case and will try to install fresh OS from USB. The problem I have is that It is frozen on the folder screen, neither holding option or option + cmd + R does anything. Any advise, please!

Posted on Sep 20, 2023 9:08 AM

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Sep 21, 2023 1:04 AM in response to den.thed

Thank you I've tried all the basics + tons of other tutorials, but nothing works.

It is a wired keyboard, I've tried Command+R or Option+Command+R also every key combination I could find and at some point, the mouse pointer showed up(I was able to move it around with the mouse) But pretty much all I have is the flashing folder? on the screen. Also, it doesn't play the welcome sound when you turn it on.

Flashing Grey Folder with ?

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