Hello. I got a 4-year old iMac. Stopped booting suddenly. When I press power, I hear the DVD player starting up and then nothing. No chime and screen remains off. So, the iMac's got power as evidenced by the DVD player running but it won't go any further. Tried unplugging for a while. Nothing changes. Any ideas as to what I can do to shake it off this state? Thanks. NP
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1367Troubleshooting when your computer won't turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1587Intel-based iMac: What to do if your computer won't turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
Thanks for the quick reply. I had tried those ahead of posting to no avail. I was just wondering if there wasn't something else I could do given the specifics of my situation, i.e. the screen doesn't turn on but the DVD player does. If you have any other resources to suggest, let me know. Thanks.
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