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Model A1311 / Late 2009 / 3.06 or 3.33 GHz Core 2 Duo processor

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Computer turns on but the screen stays black

Can you turn the computer on the screen never pops on but you can hear the fan running

it is a iMac 2009

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Thank you I will try this. It is crazy cause when I power up the iMac it doesn’t chime on at all fans runs on high and stays dark.

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It was the pram battery I fixed it yessss

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That sounds like your GPU is gone. Let’s try this press and hold the T key go get into Target Disk Mode, Do you see a FireWire icon on your display? If you do then your dedicated GPU has failed.

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I found out is was the pram battery easy fix.

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