Late 2009 27" iMac 3.06GHz C2D

[macinjosh9895]

I just acquired the iMac referenced in the title, and my friend didn't want to keep messing with fixing it. It only boots up once in a while and he says the internal display is non-functional, but external displays do work. It's a beautiful machine and I'd like to get it back up and running. The outer glass does need to be replaced. Not sure if he broke it or someone else did.

I also have no clue what he did or didn't try to fix in it. I might get a response today or next week depending on his mood.

Any ideas on what I can try and or buy for it? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

Edit: He text me back and said he didn't do anything to it. So first order of business is to replace the backup battery.

 

[Fishrrman]

My advice:
Don't spend much (any?) money on it.

At ten years old, probably not worth fixing any more.

 

[macinjosh9895]

My advice:
Don't spend much (any?) money on it.

At ten years old, probably not worth fixing any more.

I don't plan on spending too much on it. I'm hoping the internal LCD isn't bad though. I definitely do want to try to get it running though.

Edit: Also, my 2008 Mac Pro was sure worth the $500 I spent on it, so I do want to get this working.

 

[macinjosh9895]

Ok. So to give an update. Nothing on the internal display. External works fine. Sound works fine. Hard drive fan is on full blast. I suppose he forgot to hook up the hard drive temp sensor because it says 9ºC

 

[blueprint1983]

You can run the os on an ssd externally if you can get it cloned. But I wouldn't spend much on it.

 

[macinjosh9895]

You can run the os on an ssd externally if you can get it cloned. But I wouldn't spend much on it.

Thanks. There is a 250GB hard drive in there. But it's blank. I do want to fix the outer glass and make the display work again. I have El Capitan on an external drive thankfully.

 

[macinjosh9895]

To give an update. The display connector on the back of the logic board was broken. So I found a deal for a logic board on eBay and swapped my processor, heat sink and GPU on it, put it back in, and it started right up. I did that in the middle of the night, so that was how my New Years was spent.