Black screen with fans running fast!

iMac A1311
I just got an iMac from a neighbor moving, when i turn on the computer, the screen stays black then the chime plays and after about 5 sec the fans kick in at full speed and stay at that speed.
I did the most common steps for resetting and nothing, also checked the ram and no luck. Next step i took was to open the computer looked for any loose connections also nothing, the 4 LED status lights are all on too.
Thanks. Appreciate any help.

I did the most common steps for resetting
And they were?
Please detail ALL you have done so far in the way of troubleshooting? Need this info to avoid the been there done that scenarios.
Did you attempt any of the following in your steps?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964 Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379 Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
Which model iMac do you have? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1758 How to identify iMac models
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GPU Heatsink: 254
GPU Proximity: 223
Hard Drive Body: 102
LCD Proximity 94
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no further need for their old 10.5 installer disc set, they may make a deal.)
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computer; as not all older Macs can support the latest iLife. Some may prefer to
be using iLife 06 or 08, if they don't have all the newer stuff. Older ones may be
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Hopefully a few of your questions or curiosities are finding answers; at times, a
fair gamble on information can be a google search. If worded adequately.
Good luck & happy computing!

Hp pavillion laptop with xp start up displays black screen with pointer

Start up results in ms logo an turns to black screen with pointer. Fan and led function. No error codes. Maybe lsasse.exe file problem but cannot get to command prompt with esc, f8, f10 options. How do I get a command prompt? Tried all boot tricks including holding down on bottom to bleed power after removal of battery & power cord. Help?

Yeah probably it died suddenly and some files on the hard drive are corrupt. Can you tap F8 as you power on and get into a menu that includes safe mode? If so choose safe mode with command prompt and when you can get to a command prompt type
chkdsk C: /r
and hit enter and let the full chkdsk utility run. It might take a couple hours but it will fix file system errors on the hard drive and likely allow you to boot again, now that we know there is nothing mechanically wrong with the drive. If this does not work we can link you to a Windows 7 32 bit repair disk that will allow you to do the same thing.

Desktop stuck at black screen with cursor in normal mode but boots fine in safe mode after updates.

After running some updates the other night my laptop stopped loading the desktop and just gets stuck at a black screen with a cursor after I log in to the user account. The only thing I can do from there is do ctrl+alt+delete, then log off or restart.
I can't open up task manager. I tried creating another account in safe mode thinking there was an issue with the account but I still have the same issue. In event viewer I have two warnings one is
event 6000 winlogon, The winlogon notification subscriber <GP Client> was unable to handle the notification event
and event 4006, winlogon The windows logon process has failed to spawn a user application. Application name. Command line parameters: C:\Windows\system32\userinint.exe.
As well as error event id 1003, CertificateServicesClient Certificate Services Client failed to invoke the Providers in response to event 512. Error code 2147956401
and error 1001, certificate services client. certificate services client failed to load provider pautoenr.dll. error code 14001. I checked the registry and the path points to the right directory for userinit. I have tried running
System Repair but no errors were found, and I ran sfc /scannow and no errors were found either. The computer did not have System Restore enabled and I do not want to restore to factory settings. I also ran registry mechanic and it found no errors. Any suggestions
besides restoring to factory settings?

Hi,
We may try to reinstall Windows 7 Service Pack 1 for a test.
In addition, let us perform the following steps.
1. Click Start, Run, type lusrmgr.msc then ENTER.
2. Select Groups in the left pane.
3. Double-click Users in the right pane.
4. Click Add, and then click Locations. Scroll to the top of the Locations dialog and select the local computer name, then click OK.
5. In the Enter the object names to select field, type Interactive; Authenticated Users (separated by a semi-colon). Then click OK.
6. Restart the computer.
Or we can run the following commands from a command prompt:
Net localgroup Users Interactive /add
Net localgroup Users "Authenticated Users" /add
Kim Zhou
TechNet Community Support

Windows Server 2008 black screen with mouse *PLEASE HELP*

Hello fellow techs,
I have been tearing my hair out for the past 12hrs on this issue.
About 3 weeks ago, one of our clients reported that they were experiencing
issues on the network so one of the staff went into the server room and noticed
the screen was black with only the cursor. As they couldn't reboot, they
decided to hold the power button to power it off. When they powered it back
up, it went passed the windows loading
splash screen, and again the screen is black with
the mouse pointer in the center of the screen.
I am diagnosing the server and find that at the black screen, I’m able to move
the cursor and beyond that nothing happened. I started in safe mode with the
exact same results.
I have been trying many different solutions from posts that I have found in
Google but no change.
From other machines you can type \\servername in
the run box and see the shared folders, as well as ping it.
This is a very urgent request as I need to have the Server back up and running
by tomorrow.
I am quiet willing to pay for phone support with anyone that can assist as soon
as possible. I am happy to transfer founds via Paypal.<o:p></o:p>
PLEASE HELP!

Hi,
I agree with sm, you should give us more details. Also you should use sfc /scannow
command to scans the integrity of all protected system files and repairs files with problems when possible. For more details, please refer to the following article.
Sfc
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff950779.aspx
Before going further, would you please let me know whether there were any changes on the affected server? Has windows update or any new device been added? Please also check your shadow copies.
The Windows Server black screen may be caused by them.
In addition, there are similar questions, please refer to.
Windows Server 2008 black screen
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/463b529b-26a6-4d5d-88f5-7d8b3460d165/black-screen-windows-2008-r2
Windows Server 2008 and the Black Screen of Waiting
http://projectdream.org/wordpress/2009/03/03/windows-server-2008-and-the-black-screen-of-waiting/
By a way, you also can be able to boot into last know good configuration to solve the trouble. You can refer to the following similar question that provide the detailed operations.
Windows Server 2008 black screen with only the mouse pointer showing
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/5c878af8-78f2-430d-9530-a0e5ad73ff03/windows-server-2008-black-screen-with-only-the-mouse-pointer-showing
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

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