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iMac 27 inch (2007) display goes blank after 20-30 minutes but computer still runnning

I gave my father-in-law my old iMac and it has run flawlessly until recently.


iMac 27 inch (2007) 2.8 GHz intel core i7

8GB Ram 1067 MHz DDR3 512mb

OSX 10.8.5 -


Runs perfectly for 20-30 min. then display goes blank - computer is still running.

Shutdown/restart 20-30 minutes later and it boots up properly but blanks out again after 20-30 min.


Is this a heat issue, graphics card? or a software issue because not updated to Yosemite


Any thoughts?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on May 20, 2015 1:05 PM

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May 20, 2015 1:10 PM in response to Branchman

Try:


Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM

Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)

Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive


Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.


Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive


Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.


When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility and press the Continue button. After Disk Utility loads select the Macintosh HD entry from the the left side list. Click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If Disk Utility reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit Disk Utility and return to the main menu.


Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.


Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.


Alternatively, see:


Reinstall OS X Without Erasing the Drive


Choose the version you have installed now:


OS X Yosemite- Reinstall OS X

OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X

OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X

OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X


Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet

if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

iMac 27 inch (2007) display goes blank after 20-30 minutes but computer still runnning

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