On Mar 26, 2018, at 6:17 PM, fishjoy...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi all, > My mom's 2008 iMac with Yosemite and 4 GB RAM will no longer start. (Sorry > that I don't more specs, but it won't start) > When I push the power button, all I hear is a clicking sound near the optical > drive. No startup chime. > > > The machine worked fine for about a week, but today when I tried to wake it, > I got a black and white checked screen. I had to force it to shut down, and > now it will not start again. I get the same clicking sound near the optical > drive. However, if I pull out one of the RAM cards, I can get a startup > chime, but I still have a black screen. > > Any thoughts on this issue, or how to troubleshoot it? > Thanks! > Joe >
Sounds like video card to me. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- 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.
