[SOLVED] iMac won't boot

[swample]

iMac making clicking sound when I try to boot up

 

[Ijack]

That sounds like a dead hard disk. No display at all?

 

[swample]

That sounds like a dead hard disk. No display at all?

I get a grey screen with a file with a question mark on it. Managed to get Internet recovery to show up but no disk visible. Not sure what my next step is, repair man?

 

[Ijack]

That confirms a hard disk problem. The clicking is normally a sign of a dead disk. How old is the iMac - is it still within warranty? In any case it may be worth talking to Apple; there have been problems with some iMacs and if yours is one of them Apple will replace the disk for free - http://www.apple.com/uk/support/imac-harddrive/ . But I'm afraid that any data on the disk is almost certainly lost.

Otherwise it's a case of repair man or do it yourself.

 

[Somran]

This seems like you have a hard disk problem! get it checked by a professional.

 

[swample]

Thanks all. Off to the repair shop. Hoping for the best.