Help... white screen
Ok i was downloading a new adobe flash update for mac and when i went to install it asked me to close out of any browsers.... so i did.... then it starts running slow and freezes up which is just what computers love to do....
not so much with macs tho... anyway i shut off my macbook and restart it and i get the white screen of death.... what gives?? i tried everything to fix it... loaded the utility disc, command-option-r-p, took the battery out held the power button.... i mean everything... im **** right now.... from what i have read about this white screen crap is i have lost all my data and files!
if there is anything else i can do please tell me? the reason i got a macbook as a laptop was to not deal with daily PC issues like software crap and viruses and such things.... but now i have a hardware problem and im not happy.... its only been a few months since i got the macbook not even thru my 2nd semester at college.... anyway i need a solution and fast and there are no apple retail stores here in tallahassee florida please help
It isn't a hardware problem and all of your information should still be in tact. Try taking the battery out and leaving the computer unplugged over the weekend. (48-72 hours). Then leave the battery out, plug in the computer and if the white screen comes up, insert the OS disk. Force a shutdown and then the system should boot from the disk, when it does do a system recover. If (God forbid) you can't you'll have to do a total reformat and reinstall. Basically something happened and the boot sector of your computer is corrupt. If you can recover your info should all be fine; if not, well you know. One thing you might want to think about doing is taking your computer in and getting your hard-drive backed up. I own a store and I know its a simple process to remove your HDD and put the information onto whatever type of media you desire. So hopefully this helps
-Donald
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If someone actually cares about my issue, they will read all of the following. Let's see how many of you are out here and how many just want to answer simple short questions for reputation.
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How can I retrieve that important information? (Contacts & To Do List)
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