<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>If it is running OSX, you can boot with the cmd-s for single user mode and see where it's failing to boot. Also, sometimes you need to "reset the pram" which likely still exists on the 3-4 year old machine.</div><div><br></div><div>Also, you might be able to share an osx hard drive on a laptop over firewire and boot off off it, then have the tools necessary to test the Imac's hardware.</div><div><br></div><div>Just some thoughts....</div><div><br></div><div>Mark</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On Apr 21, 2009, at 1:07 PM, Marnia Johnston wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>The non-profit I work for is having Mac problems. Their iMac is 3-4 years old and it wont boot up past the white screen/grey apple phase. I wanted to re-install the OS, figuring that that would solve the problem. Unfortunatly they've lost the orignial disks and everybody elses copy of OS X wont work. I called Mac for copies of the original disks that came with the computer but it will take 4-6 weeks (not waiting for that!). Anyway, anybody got the name of a good Mac repair place? Or should I just take it to a Mac store?</div> <div>Thanks!</div> <div>Marnia</div> _______________________________________________<br>Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net">Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net</a><br><a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss">https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss</a><br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>