Re: 2008 imac won't start

I wouldn’t bother with a clean install of Yosemite at this point. Whatever RAM you use, make sure both sticks have the same specs and are made by the same manufacturer. IOW, a matched pair. RAM from different manufacturers or that isn’t perfectly matched can do weird stuff, intermittent and

Re: 2008 imac won't start

One other piece of info-- I can get a startup chime when I use two 1GB RAM cards. The screen will stay black, but I can connect through Teamviewer. This is the same when I use either (but not both) of my 2GB RAM cards (so I assume that both of them are good) . Using both of the 2GB RAM cards, I

Re: 2008 imac won't start

Update: 3/30/18: First, thanks so much to everyone who has given me suggestions to try. I really appreciate all of you taking the time to offer your thoughts. I opened the iMac up and vacuumed out all of the dust (there was a lot). It still would not start up when I had both RAM cards in (even

Re: 2008 imac won't start

On Mar 31, 2018, at 6:07 PM, fishjoy...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi John, > This sounds intriguing--and like you say, what do I have to lose. > Although I have worked with Macs for many years, I do not have much > experience inside one. > Are there photos or videos for the process you describe? I am

Re: 2008 imac won't start

Hi John, This sounds intriguing--and like you say, what do I have to lose. Although I have worked with Macs for many years, I do not have much experience inside one. Are there photos or videos for the process you describe? I am not even sure what you mean when you say "Take the card off of the

Re: 2008 imac won't start

> On Mar 30, 2018, at 4:17 PM, Jim Scott wrote: > > Hi John, > > I gave up on “shadetree” BGA reflows years ago, but YMMV. My reflows worked > for a while, then died for good. > Another issue with the 2008-era iMacs is that occasionally the “coolant” > (ether, I’m told)

Re: 2008 imac won't start

I BET it is the RAM I'd replace BOTH with DDR2 200 pin DIMs 2GB each... $15 on eBay That Clicking business sounds like a bad HDD! The Click Of Death You want an INDEPENDENT Mac repair shop. Apple Stores are only for items less than 3 to 4 years old! J.C. On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 4:17 PM,

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In 2002 OS-10.4 Tiger did not yet exist! Probably came with 10.3 Panther on 3 Cds... And/Or Classic OS-9.x.x which also was included n Cd... I had an iMac 15" G4/800 "Lampy" from 2008 to 2012 It ran with 9.2.2 and 10.4 After 9.1 and 10.3.. FLASH support issues killed it for ME!! Your