24" imac. leopard system. the system was frozen (which was the first time in two years) a couple of days ago, so i turned the power off to reboot the system. then it's stuck at the grey screen. to make it worse, i have a dvd inserted in the drive. please tell me what seems to be the problem and how to solve it. i appreciate your help.
imac won't boot up.
- Thread starter gavin ye
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Do you get the spinning grey icon at all.
Could it be possible your hard drive is FULL?
When did you insert the DVD?
Try booting and holding down alt, apple, O, F, (four keys, open firmware) a grey screen of text appears type in "reset-nvram" and hit return the type in "reset-all" (without the quotes) see what happens.
Could it be possible your hard drive is FULL?
When did you insert the DVD?
Try booting and holding down alt, apple, O, F, (four keys, open firmware) a grey screen of text appears type in "reset-nvram" and hit return the type in "reset-all" (without the quotes) see what happens.
Jesse714
Tech In Training
Instead, Hold the option Key right after you press the powerbutton, and then hit the eject button, now try to start up without the DVD.
Now, your going to enter Open Firmware by pressing- Apple Shift O F after you press the power button.
Now type mac-boot
If that still doesn't work, try it in safe mode, hold the Shift key right after you press the power button, hold it until your login appears.
Now, your going to enter Open Firmware by pressing- Apple Shift O F after you press the power button.
Now type mac-boot
If that still doesn't work, try it in safe mode, hold the Shift key right after you press the power button, hold it until your login appears.
djackmac
ACMT
Intel machines are EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) not Open Firmware anymore. I'll put money on the HD is failing. Seems to be getting common on the 24" iMacs. Boot to installer and go to disk utility and check the condition of the HD. If it is booted up now, back up what you can first.
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I am having the same problem. When I boot using the installation disk I don't see any options to get to the Disk Utility. I have disk version 10.5.4
If I perform an Archive and Install from the installation disk will I lose my documents (photos etc.)?
Here are the Apple Help recommendations: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
If I perform an Archive and Install from the installation disk will I lose my documents (photos etc.)?
Here are the Apple Help recommendations: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
DeltaMac
Tech
When you boot to your installer DVD, the first screen that you see is to choose a language. Continue past that screen. You will then see menus at the top of the next screen. You will find Disk Utility in the Utilities menu.
When you choose the Archive & Install option, you will see a sub-option to save your files and settings. If you choose that sub-option, then you should expect that the installation will save your old system in a new folder on your hard drive "Previous Systems", and that your documents, settings, and apps (including your photos) will be automtically transferred to the newly installed system. Usually finishes with no problems. However, the install process will occasionally kick out some errors, as any major install might. As always, you should assure that your present system and files are safe by completing a full back up of your hard drive before you begin the reinstall of your system.
When you choose the Archive & Install option, you will see a sub-option to save your files and settings. If you choose that sub-option, then you should expect that the installation will save your old system in a new folder on your hard drive "Previous Systems", and that your documents, settings, and apps (including your photos) will be automtically transferred to the newly installed system. Usually finishes with no problems. However, the install process will occasionally kick out some errors, as any major install might. As always, you should assure that your present system and files are safe by completing a full back up of your hard drive before you begin the reinstall of your system.
TitanShadow
Registered
My iMac 24" did the same thing, HD had died and would not allow boot anymore. It was well under a year old. I think the iMac line has heat issues that contribute to hardware failure.