r/iMacRepair

Hello! So I was given an old Emac that doesn’t seem to boot. In the pictures attached I show the cord that used to lead to the power button I’m pretty sure? I lent the computer to a museum for a couple months and when I got it back the button I soldered to it isn’t attached anymore..

Anyways when it was attached I’d press it and all that’d happen was that the fan would spin and CRT screen would crackle a bit. I’ve also replaced the pram battery. It didn’t come with any ram so I just found some that fit (the ram I’m holding next to the slot in the picture). still nothing..
I’m gonna re solder a new button on again but I’m unsure what else to do?
I’m gonna try and get my hands on some ram that is in a working emac that I know of. Otherwise any help would be great (:
Oh ps. Down the final image attached it down by the speaker it looks like that brown wire connector is unattached? What would that be if anyone knows..
Anyways thanks to anyone! Also I can answer any questions

My Early 2015 MacBook pro (which had been struggling for years) finally died today. Booting in recovery mode showed it couldn't find the SSD at all.

I opened it up, and this is what I saw. Looks like a tiny bubble or irregularity on one spot of the SSD. Besides that and some dust, I saw no corrosion or any other issues.

I assume this means it's dead, and everything on the drive is lost?

(I do have iCloud, so 95% of what I have should be backed up)

Weird things have been happening. I ended up checking what my ports
Showed and this is what came up : (see photo). I’ve never installed a flash card, ever, whatsoever. Is this just within the MacBook standard or does this mean someone connected via the usb port a flash card that could read and write?