Kondrath Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 A friend of mine has a late '06 intel-based iMac that randomly lost power and will not come back to life. It has no signs of receiving power; won't post, etc. He already went through all of the standard troubleshooting. I figure it's probably a dead PSU or blown capacitor (which I wouldn't know how to look for or fix, anyway....) but if it's a bad PSU, would I be bale to temporarily power the iMac using my normal computer's corsair PSU? He's thinking about bringing it to me to take a look at before he spends $200+ at an Apple store. I've never opened an iMac so I don't really know what I'll be dealing with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWDweller Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I don't think it will work. AFAIK they don't use the same type of power headers. Try taking a look at ifixit.com for how to open it and the power supply requirements. You can also go to Apple.com for past manuals and get the power specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kondrath Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Ah, I see. Thanks for the help, Medfordite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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