Resolved iMac just died!!

[Pecator]

I am on a 2009 iMac knowing enough not to mess with such a fragile thing. Just ordered it’s replacement so I got a bit brave. I opened the RAM cover, took out the original RAM (I have only updated the HHD), and cleaned everything. It was awful! Put it together and now it just beeps at me!!! I thought I knew all the catastrophic noises and signs. Never experienced this!


HELP!!! Its replacement won’t be here for another two weeks. And I was hoping to use it as an extra monitor

any ideas?

thanks

 

[glenthompson]

Maybe ram not seated fully or dirt on contacts. Take it out, clean it off, and reinstall.

 

[Juicy Box]

Maybe ram not seated fully or dirt on contacts. Take it out, clean it off, and reinstall.

I second this.

Reseat the RAM. If the only thing you messed with was the RAM, and it stopped working, try reseating it.

 

[Realityck]

delete

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

The beep is a good indication of a RAM problem. Make sure you got them in properly. They can need a bit of forcing, and needs to make a click sound.

 

[Kountry]

Have you tried resetting the SMC?

 

[Pecator]

Thanks all, I just got especially worried when I heard that beep. I have never heard that before. Additionally, my power button got stuck pressed in. Thankfully that was just a one-off weird thing. I tried the rest of the night to reset and clean, clean, clean to no avail. Fortunately I found some new sticks that fit for cheap. This old thing lives again!!!! I am using it for this note!!!