Help - macbook pro will not switch on
I have had my macbook pro for about 2 years, it is the older version but is running leopard. When I switch it on it goes to a grey screen with the apple logo and the timer, after staying like this for a while it then switches itself off.
A friend suggested I cold started it (holding down the power button) and also holding down shift to whilst restarting it, neither of these worked.
I have not dropped it, I believe it is charged to full battery and I save nearly all my files on an external hard drive so it shouldn't be full.
Please can anyone suggest anything I can do to help or suggest what the problem may be. My friend said that I possibly have a problem with my hard drive?
Thank you,
Lucinda.
Possible. Insert Install DVD 1 (that came with your MBP) and try booting with the c key pressed. If/when you see the menu bar (after language selection) select Utilities menu > Disk Utility, select your HDD in the list, and click Verify Disk. If errors are found, click Repair Disk.
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Macbook Pro 17inch mid 2009
2.8ghz intel core 2 duo
4gb 1067 MHz DDR3
500gb HD
Nvidia GeForce 9400M 256MB
OS X 10.9.4
ThanksThanks a lot for the reply mate, much appreciated
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I do hourly backups with time machine.
Havent tried reinstalling OS. Not sure how possible it is because of the booting issue, it's hard to restart without it shorting out.
Not taken it to anyone just yet.
Here's what entre gave me;
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated 21 January 2015 13:18:36 GMT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,2
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 113
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1920 x 1200
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB
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EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (42.68 GB free)
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Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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/System/Library/Extensions/Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns
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/System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
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/System/Library/Extensions/RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.panther (1.6.1) [Support]
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DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
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Flash Player [Support]
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MacFUSE [Support]
Trusteer Endpoint Protection [Support]
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Auto backup: YES
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Total number of backups: 95
Oldest backup: 2013-05-03 11:58:04 +0000
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159 MB Google Chrome
155 MB Finder
125 MB rapportd
77 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
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80 MB Free RAM
1.12 GB Active RAM
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