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Emac please help!

My emac from 2005 that I got recently has screen burn from his playing a login menu! And also my emac has osx panther but the window does not display in the whole screen but when I start it up the apple logo take a up the whole screen!

Posted on Apr 17, 2014 7:26 AM

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Posted on Apr 17, 2014 11:37 AM

Welcome!


First, let's figure out exactly eMac variant you have. Two of the four sub-families of eMacs had systemic hardware issues.


Please use the instructions on this Apple KB page:


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2395


to locate the serial number and, from that, find the sub-model in the chart.


PLEASE don't post your actual serial number--just the model name [ex: eMac (ATI Graphics)]


Does the comptuer continue to boot to a workable state?

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Apr 17, 2014 11:37 AM in response to Macintosh12354

Welcome!


First, let's figure out exactly eMac variant you have. Two of the four sub-families of eMacs had systemic hardware issues.


Please use the instructions on this Apple KB page:


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2395


to locate the serial number and, from that, find the sub-model in the chart.


PLEASE don't post your actual serial number--just the model name [ex: eMac (ATI Graphics)]


Does the comptuer continue to boot to a workable state?

Jun 5, 2014 7:25 AM in response to Macintosh12354

That code is for the 1.42ghz model, the last and best eMac. Based on history here, they are also remarkably trouble-free. Makes it harder to quote the "usual suspects!"


Is the "very small in the middle of the screen" image distorted in any way? Is everything around it black?


What happens when you start the computer while holding SHIFT during boot. When doing this, continue holding SHIFT until yo usee a meassage about "safe moe" or get a usable desktop. The safe mode boot takes longer so give it time to work.


If you have system install/restore disks, see if the condition persists when you boot from a system disk.

Sep 17, 2015 12:35 PM in response to Macintosh12354

Macintosh12354 wrote:


The eMac is from 2005 it's last three digits in the serial number is scg and it does boot so you can use it and when it books the apple loading screen takes up the full screen but the desktop is very small in the middle of the screen.

I'm sure you've given up now a year later, but the cause of this is using the wrong set of install discs (i.e. the ones that shipped with an iMac or older eMac) instead of the ones that came with the computer. The fix is to reinstall the OS using either the original discs that came with the computer, or to use retail discs that were sold after this eMac was made.

Emac please help!

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