> On Apr 7, 2017, at 8:59 PM, Bernard Bailey <bbbbailey2...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello I have a imac 17 inch flat panel qt3051nwnhx just spin will not start > what can I do to get it to start properly, and thank you. >
So all you have is the gray Apple icon and a spinning gear? What version of OS X? Will it boot from an OS X installer disk? If it does, run Disk Utility to check the hard drive, if it doesn’t boot from the installer disk, disconnect everything connected to it (including mouse&keyboard) and try. You may have a flaky USB device causing an issue. If that works, plug in the keyboard and hold down the shift key while it starts, to boot into safe mode. If that works you know the computer is probably ok, and i was something that was plugged in, or a some program or device driver that was just installed or updated. If that doesn’t work, press the Command-V keys immediately to see the verbose boot screen. A lot of text will flow on the screen, but what we’re interested is the line where it stops. That could give an indication of the issue. -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
