Imac 2009 24 inch doest respond at all

[Konstantinos24]

Hi,

So I bought an iMac 24-inch, 2009 model, at least thats what the seller told me it was. i bought it for 40$ because the seller said the imac wouldn't turn on. I thought i'd buy this as a little project and try and see if i would be able to bring it back to life. currently, the iMac doesnt do anything when pressing the power button. no chime, screen or anything.

I was wondering if someone has a fix for this, i tried the following things.

(the seller told me that he had it checked by someone who confirmed the iMac receives power)

- tried other outlets
- tried swapping the power cable (tried the one that came with the 24-inch mac on another mac and it worked on the other mac)
- tried removing the ram cards
- replaced the rams and cleaned the slot

also, weirdly, the iMac was missing the sticker with the serial number and everything.

what should my next step be?

 

[nambuccaheadsau]

Look for a dumpster.

 

[Fishrrman]

I'd have to agree with the post above.
It might be the power supply, or something else.
It's not worth putting any money into.

If you want a Mac, get one that works.

 

[a2jack]

Open it up, pull the HDD and ram.

Mark it off as a learning experience. a2