I have a late 2009 iMac desktop. When I turn it on it starts normally but after a little bit of time it freezes, and pink & green pixels appear on screen in patterns. The cursor can be moved but does nothing. I just had my hard drive replaced a few months ago and keep everything on an external hd. I haven't been able to find any info online. Hopefully someone out there has some. Thanks.
Strange pink and green pixels
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Cory Cooper
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Hello and welcome.
That is usually a sign that the video card/logic board (depending on the exact model) is failing. Unfortunately that can be an expensive repair as that iMac is out of warranty at this point. If you have an external monitor you can hook up, try that. If the issue happens on the external as well, it is definitely the video card/logic board. If it doesn't, then it may be just the LCD panel, which is also an expensive repair.
Hope that helps,
C
That is usually a sign that the video card/logic board (depending on the exact model) is failing. Unfortunately that can be an expensive repair as that iMac is out of warranty at this point. If you have an external monitor you can hook up, try that. If the issue happens on the external as well, it is definitely the video card/logic board. If it doesn't, then it may be just the LCD panel, which is also an expensive repair.
Hope that helps,
C
