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I just bought an iMac Late 2012 off of Facebook marketplace, it says press any key to continue, so I do that. The screen turns off and then has the apple logo with the progression bar it goes up about 3% and then just restarts and goes back to press any key.

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Posted on Nov 18, 2023 8:14 AM

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Nov 18, 2023 8:16 AM in response to NoahS13

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