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iMac late 2012 blue stripes screen

Today my iMac suddenly showed some vertical blue stripes .. Which was the same a few times I switched off and on the computer. But, after 10 minutes or so, the screen returned to normal. What would the cause be and what are the things I need to do to ensure the blue stripes screen don't appear again?

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Posted on May 30, 2017 9:05 AM

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May 30, 2017 9:10 AM in response to zeefung

This could be the GPU getting ready to fail or it could be a software glitch. Please follow the directions below so we can look for any obvious issues.


Please post an EtreCheckreport of your system. We can then look for obvious issues. Please click the link, download the app and run the report. Once you have the report, please copy and paste it as your reply to this post.

iMac late 2012 blue stripes screen

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