Thin, vertical black line on iMac screen

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Phil Tomlinson

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Mar 31, 2023, 12:59:51 PM3/31/23
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Hi
I have been trying to get rid of a thin black line that has appeared slightly right of centre on my iMac screen. I have Googled it and tried all the recommended solutions - software update, reboot, reset SMC, reset NVRAM (both of which seem to be a complicated way of saying "turn it off and on again"). Nothing works.
Can anyone advise? It's a 2017 Intel iMac.

Phil T

Sam - MacAmbulance

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Mar 31, 2023, 1:51:05 PM3/31/23
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Sounds like a hardware fault with the LCD, is it 21 or 27”?

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On 31 Mar 2023, at 18:00, 'Phil Tomlinson' via Sussex Mac User Group <sm...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Hi
I have been trying to get rid of a thin black line that has appeared slightly right of centre on my iMac screen. I have Googled it and tried all the recommended solutions - software update, reboot, reset SMC, reset NVRAM (both of which seem to be a complicated way of saying "turn it off and on again"). Nothing works.
Can anyone advise? It's a 2017 Intel iMac.

Phil T

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Philip Tomlinson

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Apr 4, 2023, 1:06:16 AM4/4/23
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:(  It’s a 21 inch.

Nice to hear from you Sam. Hope all  is well with you and your lovely family.

Phil T

Sam - MacAmbulance

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Apr 4, 2023, 1:48:31 AM4/4/23
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All good here thanks!

The 21” LCDs are generally not too expensive and are very easy to replace. What’s the serial number of the iMac?


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On 4 Apr 2023, at 06:07, 'Philip Tomlinson' via Sussex Mac User Group <sm...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

:(  It’s a 21 inch.

Philip Tomlinson

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Apr 5, 2023, 2:35:59 PM4/5/23
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Sam - thanks.
Your email went to an old account of mine, so I didn’t see it. (I use philto...@icloud.com these days)  Just shows how very long it has been since I first contacted SMUG.

The serial number is DGKX 6HB 7J1GC.

Phil

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On 4 Apr 2023, at 06:48, Sam - MacAmbulance <in...@macambulance.com> wrote:

All good here thanks!
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