Hi All,
I have a 2011 iMac that I’ve had since new and it’s my only computer. I’m not a power user and up until yesterday was still using it okay for emailing, website browsing and doing a few spreadsheets etc.
But when I was using it yesterday all of a sudden the screen suddenly turned black but the computer itself seemed to still be on.
I then turned everything off and tried turning it on today but the screen is still blank.
Ironically I had just been looking at changing this year to either an M1 or M3 24 inch iMac, having given up waiting for a new 27 inch iMac, or perhaps a Mini plus monitor. However I needed a few more months saving enough funds to buy a replacement for my current iMac.
I have tried resetting the PRAM / NVRAM by pressing Command, Option, P and R just after hitting the power button but that doesn’t appear to have helped.
I also tried to power on whilst holding command & R to open Disk Utility and the computer made a chime sound but there was still nothing on the screen.
I do have an old Dell monitor and so I tried connecting the Dell monitor to the iMac using a Dell Mini-DisplayPort to VGA adapter which I connected to one of the two Thunderbolt ports on the back of my iMac and then via a cable to the Dell monitor but the monitor just says that there is no input detected.
Is there a way to use the external monitor with the iMac or is that not possible with the iMac screen not turning on?
When I press the power button on the iMac you can hear something start up but the screen is completely blank.
If anyone has any ideas of things that I can try that will be fantastic!
Thank you in advance!
I have a 2011 iMac that I’ve had since new and it’s my only computer. I’m not a power user and up until yesterday was still using it okay for emailing, website browsing and doing a few spreadsheets etc.
But when I was using it yesterday all of a sudden the screen suddenly turned black but the computer itself seemed to still be on.
I then turned everything off and tried turning it on today but the screen is still blank.
Ironically I had just been looking at changing this year to either an M1 or M3 24 inch iMac, having given up waiting for a new 27 inch iMac, or perhaps a Mini plus monitor. However I needed a few more months saving enough funds to buy a replacement for my current iMac.
I have tried resetting the PRAM / NVRAM by pressing Command, Option, P and R just after hitting the power button but that doesn’t appear to have helped.
I also tried to power on whilst holding command & R to open Disk Utility and the computer made a chime sound but there was still nothing on the screen.
I do have an old Dell monitor and so I tried connecting the Dell monitor to the iMac using a Dell Mini-DisplayPort to VGA adapter which I connected to one of the two Thunderbolt ports on the back of my iMac and then via a cable to the Dell monitor but the monitor just says that there is no input detected.
Is there a way to use the external monitor with the iMac or is that not possible with the iMac screen not turning on?
When I press the power button on the iMac you can hear something start up but the screen is completely blank.
If anyone has any ideas of things that I can try that will be fantastic!
Thank you in advance!
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