Okay, so … after having put back the old hdd and hooked up the ssd externally via usb-adapter, choosing the ssd as starting disc the Mac 🖥 boots up fine from the ssd. So I turned all off again and replaced the hdd by the ssd once more and … same issue: chime, blank screen, without booting process / apple logo and progress bar … ☹️Thank you Hugh, it occured to me just when I was about to start; So I tried but since the imac doesnt start up .. screen starts up white and you hear 'the chime' but nothing happens and screen stays white, no apple logo and startup loading bar.
So I just made the swap again, imac started up and I'm actually responding now from the computer 😊
Probably the SSD boot doesn't work properly ..? I'm going to re-examine that how-to process from hdd to ssd first since that's possibly where I messed up.
> If you have a dummy-proof tutorial for me on how to double check that before making the swap again I would feel a lot better 😅🙏
Checked all connections 3x 😕
Anyone had this happen before or know where to remedy pls ?
Many thanks 🙏🏼
Jesse