Emac won't boot up unless I zap the pram
I have a 2003 Emac that used to be a server and was on all the time. We have now traded it out for a newer server and redid the harddrive. Now it will not boot up unless we zap the pram each time and than sometimes that doesn't even work. I have redone the hard drive again thinking maybe it was the operating system but that didnt fix the problem. I changed the battery with no luck. There is no chime at all when it gets powered up and than makes a soft noise that I can's describe. Any thoughts. Thanks
I doubt that "" would describe any of the beeps described in Power On Self-Test Beep Definition, but have you tried pulling and re-seating the RAM? If there are two DIMMs in the eMac, pull one, then the other, and see if that makes any difference.
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Recently I updated my MacBook Pro to OS X Yosemite. I then started the process of the data encryption.
I don't know what happened, but maybe the encryption failed, because now every time I turn my mac on, it won't boot properly unless it's in safe mode.
Either it will have a black screen with a visible cursor, or just the desktop with no dock or the bar along the top and no icons, or it does boot up properly, but works extremely slowly. Like if I was to press the apple symbol on the top-right of the screen, it would take 5 minutes to actually open it. Nothing works properly.
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☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste by pressing command-V. The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
9. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "Syntax error" or "Event not found," enter
exec bash
and press return. Then paste the script again.
10. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, press the key combination control-C or just press return three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, there will be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress. Wait for the line
[Process completed]
to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report what happened. No harm will be done.
12. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
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EMac won't Boot - different than other problems....
I recently salvaged an eMac G4 700mhz.
Upon powering it up it sticks on the initial load screen (gray screen with just a spinning circle)
I did a little research on these boards and decided to try a few things people mentioned.
One - startup from OSX disk (hold c with disk in drive on startup)
I tried this, when I do a screen comes up that says:
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x002E0FF4) : Unable to find driver for this platform: "PowerMac4,4"
The last line reads:
panic: We are hanging here...
At this point the computer will do nothing further and I have to do a hard shut down via the power button.
two - reseting the PMU
I did this, but I am a little concerned that I hit the button to many times (i don't know if there is some weird limit - like only hit it once and couldn't find anything that would validate or erase my concerns)
After resetting the PMU there was no change in the process and a power button hard shutdown was needed.
three - resetting the pram and nvram
I did both - first the pram
PRAM
Computer would make start up ding and then restart - no change in status once startup proceeded.
NVRAM/open firmware menu
0 > reset-nvram
Press Return
0 > reset-all
Press Return
Using the Open firmware menu. Computer would still not start up.
In all circumstances in order to power down I had to do a power button shut down.
So that is where I am now. When in the open firmware menu the system date says 1970 something...
I know how it got in this predicament. Multiple power failures from a inexperienced user shutting down their computer by turning off it's power strip.
Is there any hope I can save this thing, should I even try and what can I try next?
Thanks for the help!!eMac - Do-It-Yourself has instructions on replacing the PRAM battery. It's pretty straightforward, certainly way better than a first-generation iMac. (Unless the 700 MHz eMac in question is one made when the factory was unknowingly going through a batch of substandard RAM access door screws, of all things; the metal was much too soft, and the screw heads would strip upon trying to unscrew it. Using a #2 Philips head that tightly fits the screw and apply steady pressure along the screwdriver shaft should avoid that problem even with a bad screw in place.)
The grey screen suggests the System is corrupted or the hard drive directory damaged, or both. You might be able to repair the drive in single-user mode using the Unix file system check utility fsck as described in Using Disk Utility and fsck.
The kernel panic reporting no driver found suggests the OS X boot disc you tried was for a model-specific Mac other than the 700 MHz eMac; you'll need to find an nVidia graphics model eMac OS X Install disc, or a retail (black label) OS X install disc (any version from 10.2 through 10.4 should work with the 700 MHz eMac). -
I have a 2012 Mini with a fusion drive that won't boot from a usb cloned drive. It came with 10.8.2 pre installed. I have zapped the PRAM and reset the SMC. Any thoughts?
When I tried using a recently downloaded (from the App store) version of MtLion 10.8.2 (12C60) I could NOT get the new MacMini to install or boot from a USB I had previously made. I was however able to use the Recovery Mode of the MacMini to create a bootable SSD which I had installed. The problem arose when I went back into Recovery DU as it saw the seperate drives (SSD & HD) as a broken Fusion Drive. Interestingly DU from the boot volume had NO issues and reported NO faults. It was the Recovery DU that identified the faulty Fusion Drive configuration. At this point I am definately out of my depth but my speculation is that the Recovery Volume is being used in some fashion to form the method or pattern that DU assigns files to the drives, System Report sees the drives as seperate volumes with all their individual characteristics.
Disk Utility did not make a bootable USB, I don't have or use CCC or Super Duper.
Here is the longer version I've been compiling:
Having bought a late 2012 Mac Mini(6,2) i7 2.66GHZ with the standard 1TB 5400 HD and 4GB of RAM (base model) I immediately decided to install a Mercury Elite 6g 240GB SSD and up the RAM to 16GB. I received both shipments on the same day and had all my new toys in front of me. After following the video advice on OWC’s website for the installation of the second drive I started the mini and formatted the SSD to accept the OS from Recovery on the original HD. This MacMini shipped with 10.8.2 (12C2034) as the OS, the normal build of 10.8.2 is (12C60). Having used Recovery Disk Utility to format the SSD it came back with an error that DU could’t Repair. I went ahead and installed the OS on the SSD and the Mini booted normally from both drives. The issue I encountered with this setup was that iMovie encountered an “unexpected error” and would not save a completed project. I therefore decided to figure the drive issue out because I suspect the new Fusion File Management software didn’t like my configuration with drives that Recovery DU saw as needing to be “fixed”. After spending some time on the phone with both OWC and Apple Support I took the plunge and used Internet Recovery Disk Utility and allowed both drives to be “fixed” after which DU created a Fusion Drive (Logical Drive) that I then ran Repair Disk on and it showed up as a single drive in DU. It works perfectly as described by Apple’s site:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5446
Having checked the Link Speed and Negotiated Speed they both show as 6g so I’m pleased not to have lost performance due to it being fuzed to a 3g 5400 drive. The biggest drawback is that Apple’s Fusion Management only allows for 1 additional partition and I would have preferred more than that.
I have sourced some additional information here:
http://blog.macsales.com/15619-special-note-for-adding-an-ssd-to-a-2012-mac-mini ?
http://blog.macsales.com/15619-special-note-for-adding-an-ssd-to-a-2012-mac-mini ?
http://blog.macsales.com/15619-special-note-for-adding-an-ssd-to-a-2012-mac-mini ?
http://blog.fosketts.net/2011/08/05/undocumented-corestorage-commands/
If anyone has a factory Fusion Drive could you please post the Link and Negotiated Speeds of both drives? This information can be found in Apple > About This Mac > More Info… > System Report > Serial ATA and the drives should show up as discrete drives with their info listed separately. -
Quicksilver won't boot: all I get is the question mark
I bought a Quicksilver a couple of days ago; it was running ok until today.
The problems started today; I was running Panther from drive 2, and I noticed that my Classic apps were not able to see that drive; I realised that it was using the system folder in drive 1.
I reset the Classic folder in system preferences, rebooted but the problem remained. I rebooted again, this time from drive 1 which has Tiger; now drive 2 doesn't show on the desktop, but is still visible in system prefs; I select drive 2 from OS 9 folder, and restart.
And from that point on, all I had is the flashing question mark. I tried everything: tried to start holding shift, return, X, C,zapped the PRAM, reset the PMU/cuda, took off the battery, changed drives, nada. It doesn't respond to drives, cds, etc.
I've installed drive 1 in my old Sawtooth, and I'm using it right now; although Istill can't start Classic (seems to be a language issue as my OS 9 is in french and Tiger in english), otherwise it works without a hitch.
Holding the option key gives me a blue screen with a picture of a padlock, an arrow and an input field: typing my password does nothing. I also tried opening the firmware: I get the "mac-boot" prompt all right but again, I keep being asked for a password with everything I enter, and doesn't recognize my password.
It's a dual 1 ghz QS, with drive 2 being a 400G Seagate, and drive 1 a 80G Seagate, presumably the original one. I paid 500$ for it on e-bay: seriously, have I been had?You said you took out the battery but not if you tried installing a fresh one. Old batteries can cause strange problems and used computers may have sat around for a while before being sold, draining the battery.
If you have a digital multimeter you can check the condition of your present battery. It should read at least 3.2V if it is the 3.6V half-AA battery type. Ideally this should be measured while the battery is under load; added recommendation from Hans777:
I have recently found out that an exhausted battery will still indicate >3.6 V with a high internal resistance VM.
Checking incircuit: powercord disconnected press PMU reset button for >about 5 sec before measuring.
Checking outside: load the battery with a 1500 Ohm resistor when measuring. -
MX200 won't boot 2008 Aluminum Macbook, except after PRAM reset.
Hello all, Can anyone confirm if the MX200 SSD works in a late 2008 Aluminum Macbook? I formatted and installed Yosemite 10.10.4 onto an MX200 and put it into the Macbook. I can boot the Macbook from the disk only when I zap the PRAM. Once the Macbook is running OS X, I can "Restart..." the Macbook with no problem. But if I "Shut Down..." the Macbook, I can't boot past the grey screen with the Apple logo and an empty progress bar below it. It just sits there, for hours, with no progress. Then, if I kill the Macbook and zap the PRAM, the Macbook will boot up quickly without any problems. Anyone else experiencing this? I would like to be able to shut the computer down and start it again when I please, without having to reset the PRAM everytime. Are the MX200 and the 2008 Aluminum Macbook simply not compatible in this regard?
bunnell79 wrote:
Hello all, I formatted and installed Yosemite 10.10.4 onto an MX200 and put it into the Macbook. Are you able put the MX200 into the MacBook first and then try to install OS X? I would also try another SSD. -
I replaced the screen on my late 2007 laptop, now it won't boot. It Bongs and the wheel turns and then it turns off. I have tried a tech tool pro 3 disk, no results tried the osX tiger disk no results but bong and wheel. any ideas?
I have not tried disk warrior yet,but will. I had it stored until I could get screen, battery is dead, and to be honest I forgot which OS I have in it, If I can Get screen up maybe I can get my info.
sbckrHi there sbckr,
You may find the troubleshooting steps in the article below helpful.
Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1367
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my iMac won't boot up. I hear the chime and the Apple symbol appears but there is no whirling indicator that appears and after a while the computer screen goes black and the whole cycle starts again. There have been occasions when it has actually started and I have the dashboard appear but then the screen freezes
Since you have Lion v10.7.4 installed, use Lion Recovery to repair the startup disk if necessary, or reinstall the Mac OS X.
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on my G3 slot when I start up, the initial Apple Icon, the blue boot progress bar and the login window have become larger. In the past, after zapping the PRAM, on subsequent restarts these would return to their normal size, but not this time. I don't want to start indiscriminately trashing .plists. Anyone know how to restore these settings? After login, size or anything else that would be affected by a PRAM reset appears to be normal.
Fixed: did a Safe Boot and restarted. Everything back to normal. Don't understand what about a Safe Boot was responsible for fixing this.
+It loads only required kernel extensions (some of the items in /System/Library/Extensions).+
+It disables all fonts other than those in /System/Library/Fonts (Mac OS X v10.4 or later).+
+It moves to the Trash all font caches normally stored in /Library/Caches/com.apple.ATS/(uid)/ , where (uid) is a user ID number such as 501 (Mac OS X v10.4 or later).+
+It disables all startup items and login items (Mac OS X v10.4 or later).+
EDIT: font caches? fonts?
EDIT: but the spinning gear and the progress bar animations were enlarged. Nothing to do with fonts, I would have thought.
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After a one week logout and shutdown my macpro 1,1 laptop running OSx 10.6.8 shows a black screen at startup attempts. The battery is fully charged and both resetting the power manager and zapping the PRAM have failed to permit startup. What else can I try?
Startup – Black screen with cursor
Startup Issues - Resolve
Startup Issues - Resolve (2) -
My computer is running super slow. I can correct the problem briefly by zapping the PRAM but is resumes as a problem after a few hours. I have good time machine (capusle) backup daily. I have done a disk verify and there doesn't appear to be anything wrong there.
Help, this is wasting a lot of time to do simple functions.Hard to say what's going wrong without more information. Try the troubleshooting steps in my Mac Performance Guide. Post back if you need help with any of that or questions about the results.
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A Kernel Task runs at 700% processor power between every 5 minutes to 1 hour, slowing down everything I do. I have tried Onyx, zapped the PRAM and reinstalled Snow Leopard. Any suggestions?
pan did you solve it? i have the same issue. i see people writing 'oh no kernel on 200-300%... well my kernel runs up to 600-800% anytime. i'm running os 10.6.8, i have 2010 2GHz intel core i7, with 16gb ram and... go figure. even ssd drive, thinking i have the fastest possible hardware installed to ease up on any task i'm about to do. but when it gets slow then safari just 'quits' on me, mouse cursor gets so sloppy slow (that's how i always realize that kernel is knocking on the door again). but... i do use screen, 24 apple LED and i have the laptop still open, so dual screen. i think it happens way less when the laptop is closed and i use just the big screen... but i refuse, this is not a calculator, its god **** macbook pro, so if one extra screen kills my workflow then i have to... idont know what. help apple, wth! and your safari ***** so much it's not even nice, it's so buggy but i'm the crazy one, because i keep using it. that's all
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My 27" Imac (A1312/EMC2390) keeps shutting down unexpectedly with no warning or "screen of death". So far I reset the SMC, and zapped the PRAM. I even replaced the power supply but the problem continues. My error and system logs seem unhelpful too. Can anyone help me out?
You can get a shutdown like that if the computer gets too hot. Make sure the air intakes on the bottom and the exhaust vent on the top are clean and are not blocked by something in your workspace like papers or the back of the computer being too close to part of the furniture. You need a good six inches (15cm) of clearance between the exhaust slot and other objects or surfaces.
Anti-virus/internet security software, especially the "pay for" kinds, can increase operating temps. So can third-party backup software furnished with many "name-brand" external hard drives.
Fan motors and/or temperature sensors can fail. If you have the original grey disks that shipped with your iMac, find the on that has Apple Hardware Test (AHT) and run it. If you have a failed heat sensor or fan motor, it will detect it with an error code containing "SNS" if it's a bad sensor or "MOT" if its a bad fan motor.
AHT instructions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509
Also see if your iMac 27 falls under theis Apple Repair Extension Program:
iMac 1TB Seagate Hard Drive Replacement Program -
EMac won't boot to hard drive - Flashing Folder at Startup
I did have this eMac working with this Hard Drive months ago. Now I just get the Folder with the Flashing icon at Startup. So I installed OSX Tiger on a Firewire External Drive & it Works perfectly running from the FW HD. The Internal Hard Drive then shows up on Desktop. I run Disc Permissions & Verifications on the Internal Drive & everything comes up Perfect. It just won't Boot to the Internal Hard Drive. I even used Super Duper to make a Clone of the Firewire Hard Drive that is running, but Still I get the Flashing Folder with The Finder Face, when I unplug the Firewire Drive & attempt to boot from Internal HD. Any clue? Thank you in advance.
I run Disc Permissions & Verifications on the Internal Drive
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If it passes then open the System preferences > Startup Disk and select the eMac's disk.
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