Dead iMac

[Shawn Erickson]

On 12/20/06, LuKreme <kremels at kreme.com> wrote:
> On 20-Dec-2006, at 02:21, Matt Johnston wrote:
> > On 19 Dec 2006, at 21:31, LuKreme wrote:
> >> Basically, after its last crash, it will not power on.  Pressing
> >> the power button does nothing.
> >>
> >> My first question is, anything I can do with hammer, a couple of
> >> screw drivers, and a large supply of Silly Putty(r) that might help?
> >>
> >> Second, how do I get the hard drive out so I can hook it up to my
> >> Mac Pro and get my wife's files off?
> >>
> >> And thirdly, while I have the machine apart enough to get to the
> >> drive, any chance that Silly Putty will come in handy with a repair?
> >
> > Is it the button? Is it the fuse? Could be the PSU?
>
> No idea.  At this point what I know is taht when you plug in the cord
> and push the button, nothing happens.

Try unplugging it and pressing the power button for a good minute or
so. See if that drains the PMU of power long enough to force a wipe of
stored state. Then plug it back in and try powering it on again.

The other option (never tried on an iLamp) is to open the case and
look for a PMU reset button... often near the onboard battery. If you
find such a button try pressing it for a short bit and then powering
on the system.

In either case if it powers up after doing either of the above then
look at replacing the battery found on the mother board... likely it
has died.

-Shawn