Imac mid 2011 2,8ghz i7, 24gb Ram, GPU or RAM problem?

Hi there,

My iMac started freezzing up and ramdomly turning off, and rebooting.

Now it doesn't even boot.

At the beggingin starting to do 3 beeps and then pause of 4 seconds and then keep going with the 3 beeps until quit.

i tried to change Ram and then got it to start booting, but it stops in the apple Logo with the progresion bar, and the bar change half to pink color.

So wierd though.

I've been reading that can be the GPU or the RAM.

here i have a Log in case someone can read it:




Any help would be very apreciated.

Best,

Jay

Posted on Mar 27, 2023 03:00 AM

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Posted on Mar 27, 2023 11:39 AM

Are you able to add the original RAM that came with the iMac and run with just that?


Did you add the additional RAM? If you did where did you get it? The only vendors for RAM that most of us here would consider using are Crucial.com and OWC (MacSales.com). That's because the test their modules in the Macs they are designed for and will guarantee they will work.


That being said that model and year iMac had a problem with the AMD Radeon HD 6770M GPU. There was a recall on it which I was able to take advantage of. My GPU unit failed but didn't affect the boot, just stitches of different colored pixels across the screen. The new GPU lasted for a couple of years and gave out again. I had a rousing Irish wake for it.


If you can get the original Apple RAM installed and boot up to run but still get graphics issues then you can say the other RAM has failed and the GPU is beginning to also. But first get rid of the 3 beeps so you know you have good RAM.


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Mar 27, 2023 11:39 AM in response to JayLucco

Are you able to add the original RAM that came with the iMac and run with just that?


Did you add the additional RAM? If you did where did you get it? The only vendors for RAM that most of us here would consider using are Crucial.com and OWC (MacSales.com). That's because the test their modules in the Macs they are designed for and will guarantee they will work.


That being said that model and year iMac had a problem with the AMD Radeon HD 6770M GPU. There was a recall on it which I was able to take advantage of. My GPU unit failed but didn't affect the boot, just stitches of different colored pixels across the screen. The new GPU lasted for a couple of years and gave out again. I had a rousing Irish wake for it.


If you can get the original Apple RAM installed and boot up to run but still get graphics issues then you can say the other RAM has failed and the GPU is beginning to also. But first get rid of the 3 beeps so you know you have good RAM.


Mar 27, 2023 11:29 AM in response to icy176

icy176 wrote:

People who work for apple will also try to convince you too buy a new computer. But if its just a ram issue don't let them convince you.

You should have read the Terms of Use when signing up to participate in these forums before making comments like that. We are all end users like yourself who have volunteered to help others with problems. We are not Apple employees. The truth of the matter is that a 12 year old iMac is a dinosaur technology wise.


However, it it works for the Author then it's a gem, dinosaur or not.


Mar 27, 2023 08:27 AM in response to dialabrain

Yes, better to test them as pairs, but still doesn't fix anything. i know is an old mac, but at the moment I can't afford upgrading to a new one. Before all went wrong , it worked flawlessly with photoshop what is my normal day use.

So i just want to comfirm that is not the gpu.

Is anyone can read the log I attached and translate it into christian.

thanks dialabrain.

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