Need help to erase 2009 iMac for recycling

Help please—poor old iMac 2009 needs to have hard disc erased and all I can get on the screen is the Apple icon and start up line. Any wisdom from the community would be most helpful.


Posted on Sep 3, 2023 05:47 PM

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Posted on Sep 3, 2023 05:50 PM

Why not simply remove the HD? If the computer will not boot into the Recovery Partition, then you cannot erase the drive. To learn how to remove the drive navigate to:


https://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos then locate your exact model and look for the video on HD's. On 2009 iMac's its a pretty easy process and should not take more than 10-15 minutes.

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Sep 3, 2023 05:50 PM in response to AliSpa

Why not simply remove the HD? If the computer will not boot into the Recovery Partition, then you cannot erase the drive. To learn how to remove the drive navigate to:


https://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos then locate your exact model and look for the video on HD's. On 2009 iMac's its a pretty easy process and should not take more than 10-15 minutes.

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