If it won't even boot into the Firmware, it's not the HD. Even without
the HD the screen should come on, and you should be able to boot it
into the Firmware with any keyboard.
It almost sounds like the power supply; but before you go opening it
up and voiding your warranty, (Even if it is just the HD) take it to
Apple. If they won't fix it, then you can do it yourself.
-Elliott Price
Mac Computer Repair - Santa Barbara
Graphic Design - Artwork Setup
Websites - Low Cost Custom Websites
On Sep 28, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Gary Fortman wrote:
>
> Your hard drive died.
> Take it to an apple store.
> Mine did the same thing two months out of warranty.
> I now have a 500 GB HD for $250 from a third party recommended by the
> Apple store.
>
> Sent from my eyeFone
>
> On Sep 28, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Jonathan Rowson
> <jonathanrow...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've just run into a problem, my iMac won't boot. It's a late 2008
>> 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo. When I press the power button, I hear a 'whirr'
>> like the HD or SuperDrive is spinning up and it stops and makes a
>> short click. It won't get past that. I can't get into target mode, I
>> can't hold the option key because the keyboard isn't being
>> recognized. I'm going to try another keyboard. Any other suggestions
>> before I contact Apple (the machine is about 6 months old)
>>
>> --
>> __________________________________________
>> Jonathan D. Rowson, M.D.
>>
>>>
>
> >
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