http://forums.cnet.com/ The latest posts in IMac only works if I use external monitor. http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cobd/cnet/cnet_88x31.gif http://forums.cnet.com/ 31 88 CNET.com CNET http://www.cnet.com My IMax Intel 24&quot; A1225 Freezes up (except mouse it will mover but nothing else) after log in. When it first happen ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295552.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295552.html 05 Apr 2012 11:14:04 PDT <a href="http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=A1225" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.e ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295557.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295557.html 05 Apr 2012 11:21:21 PDT The computer works GREAT, I'm using it now but I must keep the exterior monitor plugged in and on so the computer works. ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295641.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295641.html 05 Apr 2012 13:13:21 PDT Hope our resident guru shows up but I don't look at 7 models to see if there is something known out there. I work with ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295639.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295639.html 05 Apr 2012 13:19:17 PDT Apple iMac &quot;Core 2 Duo&quot; 3.06 24-Inch (Early 2008) Specs<br><br>Identifiers: Early 2008 - MB398LL/A - iMac8,1 - ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295694.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295694.html 05 Apr 2012 15:37:31 PDT But some folk get upset if you respond with &quot;Which model is that?&quot;<br><br>Let's hope our guru finds this and h ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295685.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295685.html 05 Apr 2012 15:53:34 PDT I concur that any app like fancontrol or ANY app that is not stock should be tossed. It's gotten a bit tiring to toss s ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295686.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295686.html 05 Apr 2012 16:09:32 PDT ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295696.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295696.html 05 Apr 2012 16:10:08 PDT I was searching the web in Firefox and must have had at least 15 tabs open. The tab I was on had a link that I took but ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295730.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295730.html 05 Apr 2012 17:39:52 PDT It is only an echo and is only the partial reason I would be diving into that control to turn it all off.<br>Bob ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295708.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295708.html 05 Apr 2012 18:03:03 PDT &quot;Shades is a utility for controlling the brightness of your screen. It runs in the background providing easy contro ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295809.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295809.html 06 Apr 2012 07:11:21 PDT Any add on and any setting to extend or change the display from stock is suspect. There are some that want exacting exp ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295840.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295840.html 06 Apr 2012 07:21:09 PDT That makes sense if I had made changes but I did not. that is not to say that an update didn't. The cost to just pick th ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296334.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296334.html 07 Apr 2012 10:37:16 PDT This may sound funny to some people but I have bought quite a few iMacs with bad MLB or video cards and fixed them by ba ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5385103.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5385103.html 15 Nov 2012 01:37:00 PST One other thing I forgot to mention before. It's useful to have a known good OS install so you can make sure that the is ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295855.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295855.html 06 Apr 2012 07:36:17 PDT Guys, I don't have any programs installed that change the monitor or regulate the fan. Any mention of them was by those ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295879.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295879.html 06 Apr 2012 09:18:43 PDT Put the Apple to it's stock connections and try JG's test. If that fails, it's a hardware issue plain and simple.<br><b ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295884.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295884.html 06 Apr 2012 09:23:00 PDT I noticed that the question was not answered.<br><br>1. Insert OS X install disk.<br>2. Restart the iMac. At the chime, ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295913.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295913.html 06 Apr 2012 10:05:18 PDT I tried all three methods and it won't start and give me a desktop or sign in. The closest I got what alt #3 where I got ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295999.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295999.html 06 Apr 2012 13:51:57 PDT Are these the DVD's that came with the iMac?<br><br>P ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296046.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296046.html 06 Apr 2012 15:12:12 PDT I see your boot with the apple DVD has failed.<br><br>My thought? &quot;That's not good.&quot;<br><br>There are a few c ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296024.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296024.html 06 Apr 2012 13:55:40 PDT I'm going to agree, and especially if I'm reading things correctly in that the screen washout happens even before the OS ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296061.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296061.html 06 Apr 2012 15:32:10 PDT Sorry to have to ask but what is a ODD? I realize I have issues but really guys, you hardly know me (Oppositional defian ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296324.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296324.html 07 Apr 2012 09:11:07 PDT ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296600.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5296600.html 08 Apr 2012 12:51:53 PDT You know how the computer crashes about 10 minutes after log in if the external monitor is not plugged in and on. When f ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297252.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297252.html 10 Apr 2012 05:19:28 PDT This is exactly why I suggested you boot from the OS install DVD. At this point it is definitely a software issue.<br><b ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297254.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297254.html 10 Apr 2012 06:06:27 PDT I hope that is the case but I am still not able to install the OS. It just won't do it. Is there something in the regist ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297272.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297272.html 10 Apr 2012 07:33:00 PDT No, and mostly because there's no such thing as a registry with Mac OS X. Even if there were, and it were exactly like t ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297299.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297299.html 10 Apr 2012 09:50:09 PDT You just described the process and I can say that it has done that already. I would click the boot from Disk OS and get ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297375.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297375.html 10 Apr 2012 12:41:42 PDT That sounds like a kernel panic, and would mean you're using the wrong restore media for your specific iMac. If you succ ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297403.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297403.html 10 Apr 2012 12:38:43 PDT I hope the restore Disk you are referring to is the original Apple OS X disk that came with the computer because that is ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297533.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297533.html 10 Apr 2012 15:30:27 PDT So you can boot from the OS X Disk that came with the computer.<br>You do reach the choice of language screen. That is w ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297515.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5297515.html 10 Apr 2012 15:39:43 PDT Interesting problem, and I'm not sure where they got the inverter board idea, I think they were just grasping at straws ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295695.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295695.html 05 Apr 2012 15:56:31 PDT Thanks for taking the time to explain in detail that is greatly appreciated. My level or procrastination is directly con ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295854.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295854.html 06 Apr 2012 07:35:18 PDT ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295914.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295914.html 06 Apr 2012 10:07:15 PDT You don't know the half of it. There's the public face of Apple which is all smiles and kind words, then there's the TRU ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295992.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-21564_102-5295992.html 06 Apr 2012 12:45:34 PDT