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My iMac can't boot up, how to bypass the green screen?

What’s wrong with my computer? I was just playing a game when suddenly the screen goes white. I turned it off and back on and then I’m met with a light green background with the apple logo, and half of the logo and loading bar has green stripes. When the bar finishes loading it goes to a light grey screen and shuts down then boots up to the green background again. I would understand if someone said it’s beyond repair and stuff as we’ve had this computer for years.

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iBoysoft author Amanda Wong

Amanda Wong

Answered on Tuesday, August 27, 2024

An unbootable Mac may encounter different scenarios such as Mac white screen, Mac black screen, Mac won't boot past the Apple logo, Mac green screen, etc. All of these prevent the Mac from booting up regularly, and the Mac data is inaccessible. Fixes including starting Mac into Safe Mode, repairing the Startup disk, and so forth, may work to fix the iMac not booting up issue.

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Or you have already backed up the iMac with Time Machine backup, you can also restore Mac with it if any unexpected thing happens after fixing the unbootable Mac.

To fix Mac won't turn on, you can try these fixes:

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