fecking imac
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- digilee
brand new imac been running for a few months no problem.
friday it started lading/ running sslllloooowwwwwww until eventually a restart killed it - it didn't restart.i tried:
archive/ install - no joy
reloading os - no joy
wiping the hd clean and installing os - no joyso now I have a brand new imac that wont start up.
i've reinstalled the os umpteen times and still no fecking joy.
os discs are originals that came with the machine.
rant over.
- k0na_an0k0
try diskwarrior?
in the few months you were running it was it on all the time or did you shut it off after use?
- ninjasavant0
if you didn't get applecare it should still be under warranty. if you did get applecare then its under warranty. make it their problem.
- digilee0
kona > Shut down every night, didn't use it everyday but that shouldn't make a difference.
I didn't get apple care but, yes, it's still under warranty.
I'll ring the shop when i get back from holiday.
- sherman0
i had the same thing.
saddest day ever.
now i have a backup drive and use it all the time.
next time it dies i might as well too.