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keithiepoo

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Rev A/B iMac Freezes on Startup
« on: Today at 12:39:48 PM »
Hello folks, last night I started up my turquoise iMac, twice, and both times it froze before extensions started loading up. I've attached a screen capture.

I know someone in my area who might be able to do something about it, but he just rose my IIcx from its coma, free of charge, so I figured I'd ask here to see if this might be a simple fix.

Thank you guys.
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V.Yakob

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Re: Rev A/B iMac Freezes on Startup
« Reply #1 on: Today at 01:06:37 PM »
Reset PRAM. Hold the keys for a few seconds after turning on the Mac before rebooting -- Control + CMD + F + O
Boot Mac OS without extensions -- Hold Shift.

If this does not help, you can try to boot from the CD, for example, the OS9 image prepared by the community is perfect for this.
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keithiepoo

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Re: Rev A/B iMac Freezes on Startup
« Reply #2 on: Today at 01:10:26 PM »
Alright. I'll give these a try and see what happens. Thanks  ;D
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