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2009 iMac won’t power on
Posted by: ka jowct
Date: May 08, 2019 08:59AM
I have no idea what preceded this symptom, since I don’t use this computer. Other Human says it was fussy about turning on recently and now shows no sign of powering on. Any ideas? It isn’t worth fixing, if that means spending anything.


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Re: 2009 iMac won’t power on
Posted by: mikebw
Date: May 08, 2019 09:38AM
I would try unplugging and leaving for a few hours then plug in and try again.
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Re: 2009 iMac won’t power on
Posted by: saintyohann
Date: May 08, 2019 09:53AM
SMC reset: Unplug, hold the power button in for 10-seconds, release button, plug it back in and try to turn it on.
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Re: 2009 iMac won’t power on
Posted by: WHiiP
Date: May 08, 2019 10:09AM
Mine quit when the video crapped out. Replacement video was over $350.00 on eBay.Too much for that model. I'll send it to you for mail charges, but you know it is quite heavy.

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Re: 2009 iMac won’t power on
Posted by: ka jowct
Date: May 08, 2019 11:20AM
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saintyohann
SMC reset: Unplug, hold the power button in for 10-seconds, release button, plug it back in and try to turn it on.

Should have mentioned that this was already tried. I don’t mind recycling it but I would want to get the drive wiped somehow. Or removed.


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Re: 2009 iMac won’t power on
Posted by: tronnei
Date: May 08, 2019 11:31AM
Could be a power supply failure. Happened to my sister with her 2010 iMac. I replaced the power supply for her and it's been fine ever since.
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Re: 2009 iMac won’t power on
Posted by: ka jowct
Date: May 08, 2019 05:56PM
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tronnei
Could be a power supply failure. Happened to my sister with her 2010 iMac. I replaced the power supply for her and it's been fine ever since.

Given the absence of life signs, the power supply seems like the probable culprit. Wish I could just pop the drive out. Why must Apple make these things difficult?


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Re: 2009 iMac won’t power on
Posted by: space-time
Date: May 09, 2019 06:04AM
Why must Apple make these things difficult?

if you think 2009 Macs are difficult, wait till you see the 2019 models.
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Re: 2009 iMac won’t power on
Posted by: JoeH
Date: May 09, 2019 08:44AM
Yeah, not all that difficult getting the hard drive out of a 2009 iMac, especially if the care needed to reconnect things afterwards does not need to be taken.
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Re: 2009 iMac won’t power on
Posted by: mrlynn
Date: May 10, 2019 07:28AM
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JoeH
Yeah, not all that difficult getting the hard drive out of a 2009 iMac, especially if the care needed to reconnect things afterwards does not need to be taken.

Yeah, watch OWC's HD replacement video to see how.

If it's just the power supply, as tronnei says, might be worth replacing that and keeping the iMac going.

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