iMac display failure

mikemac1

Help appreciated

I have been searching online but never found a solution.

I own a 27" iMac and it was bought around 2008, never gave any trouble

Today the screen would flick to complete darkness for a few seconds and then return.

Now it's completely dark and I cannot get it to return. Tried turning it on & off and didn't work. It's powered on, I can hear it
running and it can charge my ipad.

Is this a super expensive repair?

Thanks for any help

mikemac1

Just as I finished typing that it came back for about 10 seconds flickering badly and has now gone again

Thanks

Greentree_uk

if it's a 2008 model then you have an imac 24" GPU is a common problem for those you might want to get it checked by an apple repair centre.

mikemac1

Oh it's 27 inch alright

Maybe it was bought in 2009. Don't quite remember exactly when

27 inch definitly though

mikemac1

If I can bump my own thread I finally got around to taking this to a repair shop in Dublin

Graphics card is toast and was quoted 350 euro for a new graphics card plus labour

Maybe one day someone will search for this thread after having a similar issue.

Seems it's a common problem with this range of macs from 2008/2009!

7upfree

mikemac1 wrote: »

Seems it's a common problem with this range of macs from 2008/2009!

Not good enough really. Not for the premium charged.