Q: iMac 7,1 24" Black screen upon startup
Today when I came home from work I went to turn on my iMac. The chime sounded and I could hear the machine was running, but the picture was missing. I could hear it was booting up, and after a while I pressed the play button on my keyboard twice, and music from iTunes began playing. I of course tried turning it off and on repeatedly without any luck. Then I read somewhere to reset both the SMC and PRAM, both also without any luck. It seems like the computer is running, but the screen is off. I have no external monitors hooked up, and the only cable connected is the power cord. I also read on a page to remove and reinstall the SO-DIMM memory modules, but I don't want to do that myself, or without a second opinion.
So, what can I do? Will I have to take it to an Apple Store, for them to have a look at it? Or do you guys have any ideas as to what I can try before dragging it all the way down there?
Thanks,
Tobias
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)
Posted on Sep 10, 2012 10:55 AM