I have a 24 inch 2008 iMac. When I press the power on, unless I hold it for 6 seconds, it abruptly aborts the power on in a few seconds more.
I have a 24 inch early 2008 iMac. To power it on, I have to unplug it, wait 30 seconds, plug it back in, hit the power button, and hold the button for exactly 6 seconds after it starts to whir before releasing it. When I press the power on, unless I hold it for exactly 6 seconds, it abruptly aborts the powering up cycle in a few seconds more. Also, if its been off for a while, even if I unplug it, and plug it back it, it sometimes spontaneously starts the power up cycle, but aborts it in a few seconds. I've had to do this for the last two years. In that interval, has been completely reformatted and restored once . For perhaps one or two weeks, it powered up properly, than reverted to the state described above. The Genius Bar hasn't been able to help. What's up with this?
This could be a software/state problem or a hardware problem. Here are steps to resolve the former.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5282
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