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User profile for user: yvonnefromtaunton
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Blank screen on iMac

I could only get a blank screen on my 27” iMac despite trying usual solutions such as switch off, unplug etc., and now I have it in recovery mode it has been trying to restart with the usual start up noise for over 8 hours. Is this normal please? Thank you. Yvonne

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 23, 2020 12:21 PM

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User profile for user: Kappy
Kappy
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Posted on Aug 23, 2020 1:50 PM

Were you able to successfully boot into Recovery Mode? If so, then try the following:


Install El Capitan or Later from Scratch


  1. Restart the computer. Immediately, at or before the chime, hold down the Command and R keys until the Apple logo and progress bar appear. Wait until the Utility Menu appears.
  2. Select Disk Utility from the Utility Menu and click on the Continue button.
  3. When Disk Utility loads select the target drive (out-dented entry w/type and size info) from the Device list.
  4. Click on the Erase button in Disk Utility's toolbar. A panel will drop down.
  5. Set the partition scheme to GUID.
  6. Set the Format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
  7. Click on the Apply button, then wait for the Done button to activate and click on it.
  8. Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
  9. Select Install OS X and click on the Continue button.


If you are unable to get through the above, then most likely it was because of a problem with the drive.


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Kappy
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Aug 23, 2020 1:50 PM in response to yvonnefromtaunton

Were you able to successfully boot into Recovery Mode? If so, then try the following:


Install El Capitan or Later from Scratch


  1. Restart the computer. Immediately, at or before the chime, hold down the Command and R keys until the Apple logo and progress bar appear. Wait until the Utility Menu appears.
  2. Select Disk Utility from the Utility Menu and click on the Continue button.
  3. When Disk Utility loads select the target drive (out-dented entry w/type and size info) from the Device list.
  4. Click on the Erase button in Disk Utility's toolbar. A panel will drop down.
  5. Set the partition scheme to GUID.
  6. Set the Format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
  7. Click on the Apply button, then wait for the Done button to activate and click on it.
  8. Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
  9. Select Install OS X and click on the Continue button.


If you are unable to get through the above, then most likely it was because of a problem with the drive.


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