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Jayne92

Q: black screen start up noise won't start

Black screen unable to start my other imac, can someone please help? thank you Jayne92

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)

Posted on Aug 28, 2012 11:53 AM

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  • by macjack,

    macjack macjack Aug 28, 2012 4:13 PM in response to Jayne92
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    Aug 28, 2012 4:13 PM in response to Jayne92

    Boot up holding command-r keys into your Recovery Volume.

    The screen should give you these choices...

     

    Restore from TM backup

    Reinstall Mac OS X

    Get help online

    Disk Utility

     

    First run Disk Utility > Repair Disk and see what it reports... if there are problems run until repaired or states it cannot be repaired. Then,

    choose Reinstall OS X. This will be an install in place and won't affect any of your own data.