no ram

so i figured i would try to install linux on my old 3,1. so i installed an old ssd, popped it in, turned on the mac and nothing. i get a solid white led and no chime. nothing on the usb either, hence no led on the mouse and no caps led on the keyboard. so diving into some of the support forums...

Imac 27 2009 unsuccessfully flashed bootrom. I had a working imac, but decided to flash the bootrom, first connected to different chips (the lm393 chip and the chip that is under the video card), until I found the right one.It failed to flash, because the old bootrom could not erase the...

Hi, I'm looking for a few tips or advise please, on my mid- 2010 27" iMac 11,3 Core i7 2.93 not recognizing installed ram. 1 beep every 5 seconds. The diagnostic LED’s 1 and 2 are lighting up but the ram error beep continues. Other than new ram or a bad/damaged logic board what could cause...