10.6.2 bricked my alu Macbook

Hi,
a few weeks ago while updating to 10.6.2 through system update, i got a message saying there was an error during install and that the process could not be completed. After the computer rebooted It would no longer go further than to the spinning wheel and grey apple logo. I could not hear any activity from the hard drive. I tried rebooting a few more times and ended up leaving the computer on trying to boot for a few hours. After that didn´t work i booted to the snow leopard dvd and tried to reinstall. It would not let me.
A bit puzzled, i let the machine be for a while. Later i booted to the dvd again and used the Terminal to copy my home folder to another drive. I had to go away for a while, but now i am home again. The problem have become worse. Now it won´t boot to DVD and shuts itself off after trying to boot for a while. Is there an easy fix to this or should to send it in for service?

Hi Hans,
You can try unplugging the HD's SATA cable and trying to boot from the DVD drive. I realize that requires a little extra effort but it might be worth trying. I've seen situations where a failed or failing HD can cause havoc with the boot process after POST.
Otherwise, yes, you're looking at sending it in for service. Probably going to end up there anyway but that's a relatively quick troubleshooting step and away to possibly identify the problem.

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