My MacBook Pro shuts down within seconds after starting with a Gray Screen and Apple Logo, a bar comes at the bottom.

My MacBook Pro starts with a Gray Screen and Apple Logo, a bar comes at the bottom, but after few seconds the machine shuts down. This was bought approx 1 year back. Please help!!

jayanta.ray,
which model MacBook Pro do you have (did you buy it new?), and which version of OS X is installed on it?

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Can anyone help with a problem on my Macbook Pro. I have had it for two days and loaded all of my info and set up everything as I would like it and it froze.
I waited and waited and in the end had to power down. When I restarted it I get the spinning wheel for about two minutes then it just shuts off the power. I have tried to start in safe mode etc to no avail.
I feel so unlucky with Apple as month ago I bought myself a new Imac and within three weeks the hard drive failed. They have replaced it with a new one but now this problem is making me feel unsure about Apple am I just unlucky? Thank you

The forum you want MBP
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=190
Or try Using Snow Leopard also
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro

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HI Guardian,
If you haven't tried this ... boot the MBPro from the Tiger disk by holding down the C key, inserting the disk and pressing the power button all at one time. Release the C key when you see the Apple logo on the screen. By default an Installler window will open. Ignore that... now look up at the Menu and click Utilities/Startup Manager. Click Startup Manager. A window that opens will indicate the drives available to boot from, I'm praying it will say 10.4.x in there. If it does, select MacintoshHD 10.4.x and click Restart. If this works then you have a working Tiger system folder. The thing that tipped me off is the, "question mark" icon... that shows up when the computer can't locate a system folder.
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Defective battery. I know some folks with early MBPs that had this problem, and it was a bad battery in those cases. Call AppleCare. Assuming it's in warranty, they should ship you a replacement battery with a mailing label to return the bad one.

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