I keep the original packing materials also - I had to have my power supply repaired on my 8 year old Imac, though I always use an APC back-up to protect against surges and spikes - it is amazing how heavy the computer seems when you are trying to carry it a good distance - as if through a mall to the Apple Store. I had it repaired this time at the auth Apple reseller, Crywolf in San Diego - not nearly as far to carry from the parking lot to the building -
Dennis On Nov 30, 2012, at 07:44 AM, Bruce Johnson <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu> wrote:
On Nov 30, 2012, at 8:48 AM, ds...@nl.rogers.com wrote: > Last night we had some wild weather and lost electricity five times in several hours. When I booted up the Imac this morning, all I'm getting is the chime, the apple and a small spinning circle. Jeez I hope it's not fried. > Any suggestions as to what I might try? Try holding down the shift key to start in safe mode. If that doesn't work, start it up holding down the command and V key, this will show all the unix underbelly stuff that goes on…where it stops should tell you what the problem is. > I looked for the original install discs and just realized that none came with the computer. Is this the norm with the newer Imacs? No it is not; not on a two-year-old one. The disk should have been in the square white box that had the "manual" and warrantee information. If you got the standard short wirelss keyboard, this box was at one end of the long box with the keyboard and mouse in it. It's been a while since I unpacked one with the extended keyboard, but as I recall it was also in that box as well, or perhaps it was stuck into another slot on the white foam at the top of the box. Note this is only helpoful if you're one of the anal types like me who keep all the original packing materials… :-) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
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