Imac a1225 shimes but screen remains black... what can I do?

imac a1225 shimes but screen remains black... what can I do?

Try smc and pram reset.
See if you can boot in safe mode.
See if you can boot from your lion recovery partition to use Disk Utility to repair/verify your drive (not repair permissions).
OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
Run Apple Hardware Test.
OS X Lion: Use Apple Hardware Test

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Hope this helps:
As old as your iMac is, have you cleaned out the dust? Dust buildup can lead to over heating issues. Remove any and all things plugged into it including the power cord, Remove the RAM access grille. Vacuum all openings starting with the RAM access area (air intake). Vacuum all ports and plugs, DVD slot and the opening across the top of the rear of the body. Blow compressed air through all your openings and vacuum again to remove any dust you loosend. Reinstall the RAM grille. Plug in the keyboard and mouse if not blue tooth. Insert power cord...
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I've restored by iPad several times but the screen remains black. iTunes recognizes it, but the iPad won't turn on.

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http://ipadacademy.com/2010/11/ipad-frozen-how-to-force-quit-an-app-reset-or-res tart-your-ipad
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http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Troubleshooting/ss/What-To-Do-When-Your-Ipad-Wo-No t-Turn-On.htm
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