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Q: iMac's screen turned green and now won't boot

During use, also music froze... Now it goes past apple logo but then screen stays white and nothing happens.

still using Lion osx

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5), 3.4 Intel Core i7

Posted on May 20, 2015 11:20 PM

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Q: iMac's screen turned green and now won't boot

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  • by D.Cohen,

    D.Cohen D.Cohen May 20, 2015 11:29 PM in response to Cov99
    Level 6 (8,424 points)
    Desktops
    May 20, 2015 11:29 PM in response to Cov99

    Follow these steps:


    - Shut down your Mac

    - Wait until your computer turns off and after that press the Power button

    - Right after you hear the startup tone, press and hold the Shift key

    - Release the Shift key when you see a grey Apple sign and the progress bar below this sign

    - Once you see Desktop, start a Disk Utility scan to detect and repair file system errors (don't forget to choose your main hard drive)

    - Click on Verify Disc and then, if asked to fix problems, on Repair Disk

    - After this, click on Verify Disk Permissions and then on Repair Disk Permissions

    - After the process is finished, shut down your Mac and turn it back on after about 30 seconds


    Apart from that, take a look at this Apple article and follow the instructions on Resetting NVRAM shown there: How to Reset NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support


    If this does not help, follow the steps suggested by Apple in this article:

    https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204267


    Hope this helps!

  • by Cov99,

    Cov99 Cov99 May 22, 2015 2:05 AM in response to D.Cohen
    Level 1 (9 points)
    iPhone
    May 22, 2015 2:05 AM in response to D.Cohen

    I Tried these but it just went to the white screen again. Was able tochoose backup drive to boot but still white screen of death.

  • by Cov99,

    Cov99 Cov99 Jun 1, 2015 3:30 PM in response to Cov99
    Level 1 (9 points)
    iPhone
    Jun 1, 2015 3:30 PM in response to Cov99

    ANy other suggestions or is it time to tak eit in?