2011 Apple Imac 27" Screen suddenly died??

TBirdUK · 11 Jun 2021 at 21:19

Hi All

I am not very experienced with IMacs but I was using mine the other day and the screen suddenly turned off (went black) - I rebooted and could hear everything working fine - the boot sound and I assume it gets to the login, but the screen is black.

Its a 27" Imac, has green lights inside that I can see (2 of them), and that's it.

Anyone had any experience with fixing this issue?

thanks

TBirdUK · 11 Jun 2021 at 21:23

ok, how do I plug a 2nd monitor, I dont seem to have the right cable (I'm mainly a PC man)?

Sorry, forgot to say thanks!

TBirdUK · 12 Jun 2021 at 00:12

had a google, not sure if my wireless keyboard is connecting, is there a way to do the reset with a wired PC keyboard (does another key work as the command and option keys?

TBirdUK · 13 Jun 2021 at 14:55

thanks all for the info, if I cant find an adapter and try another monitor to check if its the screen of the card, then I'll give up. I did notice at the time there was strong sun on the back of the machine (home office and had left curtains open as the sun moved round)when it stopped, so suspect the GPU overheated.....