Re: 27" iMac Screen going black but not sleeping

2011-11-30 Thread Neil Houghton
Hehe, When I had this panic, it was because I had forgot I had set one corner to black the screen out ;o) However, I am sure you have already checked this? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 30/11/11 12:12 PM, S Bea

Re: 27" iMac Screen going black but not sleeping

2011-11-30 Thread S Beach
That was my initial thought too David but no, not the screen blanking/turning off to save energy. There is no way to get the screen to display again as usually would be with energy saver. Regards Shayne On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 3:57 PM, David Noel wrote: > -- I hesitate to mention this, but it

Re: 27" iMac Screen going black but not sleeping

2011-11-29 Thread David Noel
-- I hesitate to mention this, but it isn't just the Energy Saver settings? David Noel // 2011 Nov 30 On 30 November 2011 12:45, S Beach wrote: > Thanks Carlo > > I'll get him to give the Apple store a call. > > Good point re firmware. I'll check that too. > > Regards > > Shayne Beach

Re: 27" iMac Screen going black but not sleeping

2011-11-29 Thread S Beach
Thanks Carlo I'll get him to give the Apple store a call. Good point re firmware. I'll check that too. Regards Shayne Beach On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:36 PM, cm wrote: > Hi Shayne, > > As far as the original receipt is concerned I believe your friend will be > OK. I have actually had a piec

Re: 27" iMac Screen going black but not sleeping

2011-11-29 Thread cm
Hi Shayne, As far as the original receipt is concerned I believe your friend will be OK. I have actually had a piece of hardware replaced at the Apple Store and they didn't even ask to see the receipt. Using the serial number, their computer records showed that the item was registered to me. I

27" iMac Screen going black but not sleeping

2011-11-29 Thread S Beach
Hi All A fiend of mine has a problem with a 27" iMac (bought early 2009). Occasionally the screen goes black but everything seems to keep going in the background (music keeps playing etc). If he turns it off (using the power button) it restarts OK then the screen goes black again. If he turns off