My iMac wont boot up

Asked Jul 14 '20 at 17:46

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Need some help please, my iMac (A1224, OS X EL CAPITAN) wont boot up, for some reason ⌘ Command R doesn't work, which leaves me with single user mode. I tried fsck but I'm getting the error below, I only have moderate IT skills so any help would be great.

edited Jul 14 '20 at 19:42

asked Jul 14 '20 at 17:46

steve lang

iMac model? Version of macOS you were using? – Allan Jul 14 '20 at 18:10
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Does this answer your question? iMac doesn‘t start up – Allan Jul 14 '20 at 18:11
Its an A1224, OS X EL CAPITAN. – steve lang Jul 14 '20 at 18:54
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That needs to be in the question itself. Remember, we can't look over your shoulder. – Allan Jul 14 '20 at 19:01
Yep, sorry about that. – steve lang Jul 14 '20 at 19:39
Did you force restart your iMac and start-up without holding any keys down? – Macintosh Fan Jul 14 '20 at 21:30
A1224 covers a number of iMac models which one specifically are you referring to? – Allan Jul 14 '20 at 23:38
Does internet recovery work with that OS? If so, you should try it – Matthew Barclay Jul 15 '20 at 02:05
Force restarted the mac, no joy. Can i use internet recovery through single user mode? – steve lang Jul 15 '20 at 20:36
Based on the solution to a similar problem it sounds like the drive has failed. Can i at least delete my data off the drive? If so can someone give me a step by step guide please? – steve lang Jul 15 '20 at 20:46

My iMac wont boot up

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