Soldato
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Following on from the thread about inheriting an old iMac today Ive run into a major problem. I was using it online with no issues (its been flawless since I got it) when all of a sudden whatever site I was on wouldn't load the link I was clicking on. I initially thought my internet connection had dropped out but checked and all other devices were working. I just decided to reboot the machine. When rebooting I got to the apple logo with the bar beneath showing progress, all going fine when after abut 10 seconds it shut down. Screen goes instantly black. Every time I switch it on this now happens.
I have tried command R and I can get into the recovery system but that's about it. Even trying to do a fresh install runs into issues because it says the disks are locked.
Does anyone have any help or advice they could offer. Im not hugely technically minded with this sort of stuff. Would like to avoid a reinstall if possible but will do it if required.
I have tried command R and I can get into the recovery system but that's about it. Even trying to do a fresh install runs into issues because it says the disks are locked.
Does anyone have any help or advice they could offer. Im not hugely technically minded with this sort of stuff. Would like to avoid a reinstall if possible but will do it if required.
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