i have an old iMac 2009 A1311 model with snowleapord installed on it i tried with multiple keyboards but not able to boot it to recovery mode and my is getting connected after 15 mins after my imac is started please suggest and i dont rmember my password as i started after very long time
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Snow Leopard is too old to have a recovery partition. Recovery started with macOS 10.7 Lion.
You really need either the original system install/restore disks that shipped with the computer, or a full OSX retail install CD or DVD
Is that your only working computer? If it is I recommend you do the following:
1 - see if it will boot into Target Disk Mode.
2 - if it can get a new Mac. I recommend the Mac Mini M4 with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB storage and pair it with a 3rd party 27" or 32" 3rd party monitor w/speakers. It'll be about $640 less than a new, comparatively configured 24" iMac and will be nearly 10 times faster than your current model which Apple considers Obsolete.
3 - connect the two in Target Disk Mode and turn on the new Mac. When it asks you where you want to get the data from say your old Mac.
NOTE: if you've used Time Machine regularly to backup your 2009 iMac that would be a better source for migrating your user data to your new Mac.
Just some food for thought.
zilindd5 wrote:
Boot from a Snow Leopard DVD or just take it to genius bar for repair if you could't fix it by yourself.
Welcome zilindd5!
Typically Apple genius bars won't look at a model they consider "obsolete." Been there, done that.
Please bookmark this Apple article to help you determine when "have Apple evaluate" is an appropriate response for older Aoole products:
Obtaining service for your Apple product after an expired warranty - Apple Support
Insert the original gray Disc 1 that came with that iMac and restart holding the Alt (option) key.
Boot from a Snow Leopard DVD or just take it to genius bar for repair if you could't fix it by yourself.
Unable to boot up old iMac 2009 A1311 model
