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Hy , I have an Apple iMac “Core i5” 2.8 27-Inch (Mid-2010)MC511D/A. When I press the power button i have a black screen, the fans are spinning, backlight working, you can hear the gong. How can I diagnostic a faulty motherboard or a faulty video card? I have already tried with an external monitor, but no signal. Any ideas ?? Update 12/17/16 Caps Lock LED on wired keyboard doesn’t light when pressed. I have checked the Diagnostic LED’s and all 4 are on. LED #1 + LED #2 + LED #3 + LED #4 = Power available, system is powered on, video card found, and internal LCD found. If the fourth LED is not visible after power on: Verify cable connections between LCD panel and logic boardInspected LCD display cables for cable damageVerify external video functionality, and according to result check the following items:If external display works then verify/replace the LED backlight boardIf external display works then verify/replace the LCD panelIf external display does not work verify/replace the logic board Please, any suggestion what should I check before changing the logic board. I still suspect the graphic card .
Ouch! Not good. Yes, it sounds like the graphics card is bad.
