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So I have recently tried to downgrade my iMac 20" early 2009 model. It failed.
It would start up with a white screen and make the chime but not show the apple logo.


I tried all the commands with success.


Option

Command + R

Command + Option + R

Shift

Command + Option P + S


All without success.

I even tried multiple other made ones just to see if I would get lucky. Alas nil success.

So after various thread reads I decided to buy a new SSD 500gb hdd + 2 x 4gb of ram + replace the DVD drive (as it was not working) + bake the motherboard/graphics card.


(I have never done this) To my surprise it loaded once all together. But I get the Folder wiht flashing ?


I have again tried all the commands.

The only one that works is the option button but that will only boot the Mac to a point where I can move the mouse.


I have a dodgy apple keyboard so I have been alternating between a new corsair (which I have noticed doesn't always work). But when I plug the apple keyboard in it does allow me to get to the mouse pointer. But no further.


Any suggestions?


I thought maybe I could get a new apple keyboard but they are $109 and I just bought the corsair one for round the $150.

iMac, Other OS

Posted on Dec 13, 2017 2:47 PM

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