HT1366 I cannot get my macbook to restart

--When I start up, I have a gray screen with the apple icon and a spinning wheel. I am not getting to the log in screen. What can I do?

Hi...
Maybe this support article will help > Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup
One of the suggestions at that link is to boot in Safe Mode. While you're there, check to see how much free space there is on the startup disk.
Once you see the Desktop, right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure there's a minimum of 15% free disk space.
A Safe Mode boot can take a little longer then a normal boot so be patient.

Similar Messages

I cannot get my MacBook Pro to print greyscale on my Canon MG6450. I cannot access the printer driver panel on the Macbook. So I am stuck printing everything in colour and cannot specify which pages I want printed.

I cannot get my MacBook Pro to print greyscale on my Canon MG6450. I cannot access the printer driver panel on the Macbook. So I am stuck printing everything in colour and cannot specify which pages I want printed.

Try resetting the printing system:
OS X Mavericks: Reset the printing system
Next try deleting the system and reinstall the printer..
BTW this is Mac Pro desktop forum

I cannot get my Macbook Pro retina to connect to my BT Home hub.

Hi,
I cannot get my Macbook Pro Retina to connect to my BT homehub either wirelessly or through ethernet using the thunderbolt adaptor. I know that this is a problem with my IP address as in Network Settings it tells me that
'Thunderbolt Ethernet has a self-assigned IP address and will not be able to connect to the Internet.'
I know that my internet connection is fine as I can plug the ethernet cable back into my PC and it works fine. Also, my phone and ipad connect wirelessly just fine.
Bt have told me to contact Apple, but I can't get hold of Apple till tomorrow.
Amyone know how to overcome this?
I did also find my IP address and enter it manually, at which point netwrok settings showed my ethernet connection as green and connected, but it still wasn't working.
Thanks

Same for wifi. I have put in my IP address manually for the wifi network and it has gone green and connects to the hub, but gives me an exclamation mark on the wifi bar and still doesnt connect to the internet.
I am writing this whilst connected to the internet on the same laptop but connected to BTFON which is a really slow public network I have access to as a BT customer.

HT2801 i cannot get my macbook to see my new usb superdrive?

I cannot get my macbook to see my new apple
usb superdrive

The newest version Apple USB SuperDrive is restricted in usefulness
to those computer models that did not ship with internal optical drives.
Is your situation similar to one cited here(?)
•USB SuperDrive not working as a secondary optical drive...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/20797883#20797883
While it has been said the firmware is such to disallow use of these
Apple USB superdrives w/ Mac computers an internal optical drive.
The iFixit.com site had a suggestion about that, so it may not be
totally true. However any changes to the USB SuperDrive may void
a warranty if you mess it up, or tamper with its design...
•Apple USB SuperDrive Repair - iFixit.com:
http://www.ifixit.com/Device/Apple_USB_SuperDrive
...note second answer in first question, affirmative
and the situation is conditional. It may not work
this idea uses Terminal to change how its seen...
A better answer is to get another brand that works as a superdrive
for Macs and can also read/write media, boot system discs, and
more than a few are good too, if you travel and need to change
the region code to watch DVDs. Less costly, more disposable.
Third party models work as external optical drive when OEM failed.
LG, LaCie, & other USB external superdrives had been said to work.
PS: you could also consider the iFixit page on repairing the original
internal optical drive of your MacBook, or OWC may have video as
well as replacement parts, and so on.
So there are a few possible answers.
Perhaps more than one may work.
Good luck & happy computing!
edited

TS3931 I cannot get my Macbook air to move off the start up screen with the Apple logo and spinning gear. HELP!!!!

I cannot get my MacBook Air to move from the gray start up screen with the Apple logo and spinning gear. Please help

I cannot get my MacBook Air to move from the gray start up screen with the Apple logo and spinning gear. Please help

I cannot get my macbook contacts to sync with my ipod

I have an ipod touch 8GB and an iphone4 and a macbook pro with Lion. I was able to update the phone to ios5 and all is working fine there. I understand I cannot upgrade the ipod touch to ios5 because it is really not a 3rd generation device but I still want to get my contacts from the mac into the ipod touch and have not been able to do that even when the info check boxes are on for updating and replacing contacts and calendars. I can get new contacts from the ipod touch into the mac but I cannot get what is already in the mac into the ipod touch. I'd rather not do it manually if there is a way to get it to work automatically. Any help is appreciated.

Thank you for your valuable time helping me address this dilemma a brody. I talked to Apple support and gave them both serial numbers of my apple products, MacBook Pro 2009 and IPad Air 2013. I was told both snow leopard and lion operating systems would address this issue. I currently have leopard. But following this discussion I am confused as from my understanding leopard is 10.5.8 and snow leopard is just 10.6. When I asked about the difference between snow leopard and lion I was told a $20.00 difference. I did order the snow leopard software disc but now I am hesitant as I do not want to install new software if it doesn't address this problem. I had just upgraded my iPad air with the newest software update. Am I right in my reasoning? I am not very computer savvy so forgive if my hesitancy implies ignorance.

I cannot get my MacBook Pro to detect my Apple TV as a display.

I am running OSX 10.8.5 on a new Macbook with Thunderbolt port. I have a 2nd gen Apple TV with version 6.0 software. Both are connected to the same wifi network. Airplay is enabled on Apple TV. But regardless, I can't get the AirPlay icon to show up and I can't get the Apple TV to show up as a detected display in the Display Panel in System Preferences on the MacBook. I'm totally bamboozled. Please help.

I am still facing this issue, is there a solution to this ? My Mac book Pro retina display is upgraded to the latest version of the OSX and so is my Apple TV and both are connected to the same network but the mac doesnt detect the Apple TV as it doesnt show up the air display icon on the top menu bar neither doesnt the icon appear on the itunes. I am clueless and frustrated as to how to proceed here.
I hope Apple is reading this issue and get back to this n solve it ASAP.
P.S. Is there a workaround using some 3rd party apps to solve this issue ?

My appleid is working fine on the web, and iPhone, but I cannot get my MacBook Pro to recognize the applied and log into iCloud

My appleid is working fine on the web, and iPhone, but my MacBook Pro does not recognize the same password, and I cannot log into iCloud. I have deleted the iCloud account, and reentered a new one, and that has no effect.

Hey kbert73
I would do a transfer of purchases from the phone and not sync. If you sync then it will want to start over and sync music that is on the MacBook Pro. If you want to transfer the music, check out the article below that will give you multiple options on how to move. I have also provided on how to sync with multiple computers.
iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
Using iPhone, iPad, or iPod with multiple computers
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1202
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

I cannot get my Macbook pro to play all videos (specifically the Apple tuto

Hi,
I hope someone can help me!!!
I recently purchased the a new Macbook pro (13inc) and having trouble watching videos. After downloading two applications (Dixv Player, and Flash player) in particular after reading the forums here, I can now watch Youtube clips, and films. HOWEVER - I went to go onto a tutorial on the apple website and it wouldn't play. I can hear the audio but there is no picture When I click the video tutorial it opens the video in Dixv.
Really hope someone can help!
Thank you in advance.
Johnny

Thanks so far for your help Andy.
The main problem I got is that I want to be able to play all videos from Apple tutorials, to other downloaded items / videos from various sites. I have deleted the Divx programme as suggested, however, I then cant play other films.
Im in a bit of catch 22 situation, ay? If I delete Divx I can watch apples tutorials but cant watch a load of other videos.
Ideally (hence why i got the Macbook Pro) I would like the play all videos!!!???
Thanks again for your help Andy and any other suggestions are much appreciated, or, if you could direct me to where I may be able to find more advice.
Thanks again.
Johnny
P.S
There must be a way whereby my Macbook pro can find the appropriate programme (ie, when clicking on a video link) to play the tutorials, through Quicktime player for example.
Message was edited by: Johnny1982

I cannot get my macbook pro to recognize my time capsule.

I bought a data cable and it shows up as a cd on my desktop and it won't let me add anything to it, and it doesn't show up in time machine. I read that an Ethernet cable would work, so I bought one and it does not work either. The port its plugged into on the time capsule turns green when I plug the other end into my computer, but that's all it does. It won't show up anywhere in my computer. The light on the front of the time capsule is green for about 3 seconds then it is solid orange for about 5 seconds then it starts blinking. I am getting very frustrated! Thank you for your help! (oh and I have tred unplugging the time capsule and plugging it in again and it doesn't help)

Getting the TC to work with a college wireless system is very difficult.
You need to setup the TC manually and make sure that it doesn't cause network issues with the local system.
To help you do that I need information..
What is the network setup where you are now?
I particularly need to know details of the IP address you get from the system.
I wrote a post a while back with the method.. look at the screenshots near the bottom of the page.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4817218?tstart=30
Since you are forced to plug ethernet cable into your computer anyway.. it is much easier, and faster and more reliable to just go and buy a neat 2.5" 1TB USB backup drive.. you might get them for $60-70 now.
Simply start a new backup.

MacBook Pro (Late) 2008 running 10.8.4 Have a Black Screen cannot get out of sleep mode/will reboot/will sound off at restart.

MacBook Pro (Late) 2008 running 10.8.4
I was using my computer every morning as I do everyday with no issues. I had left home for most of the day. Closed lid and while I was gone for a couple of hours. I returned home, opened my MacBook and nothing but a black screen. I've tried many things all evening try and fix this problem out of "safety sleep mode, and other similiar tricks that other people had tried.
I still have a Black Screen and cannot get my macbook out of what seems to be the sleep mode.
I've done a master reset and after I restart, I do get the power up chime but still a black screen. I don't know what else to do. Please help. Should I bring computer to a local repair shop or is there something I can do to fix myself. I just don't know where to start.
Thank you.
Susan

Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
on-line https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
check warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do

Cannot get Mac Book Pro to connect to ebay. Other computers in the house on the same network connect, but this mac book pro won't. It goes to any other web site, just won't connect to ebay

I cannot get this macbook pro to connect to ebay. Other apple computers in my house on same network will but this one will not. This one will connect to any other site, but not ebay. Thoiguhts?

Try using OpenDNS servers:
System Preferences>Network>Advanced>DNS.
Click on the + in the left side column and add the following:
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Click OK, then click Apply
BTW one post is sufficient. Two clogs the servers.

Cannot get optical audio in working

Hi all,
I have a new MacBook Pro (latest 2010 version) which I specifically bought for audio recording/editing purposes.
However, I cannot get it to work at all, recording is useless except for a normal 3.5mm stereo-in jack. I cannot get the MacBook Pro to record either through optical audio in (my preferred solution) or through my EMU0404 USB soundcard. I basically have a £1,000 brick with a light in the shape of an Apple on the outside and, as it's my first Apple computer, I'm struggling to fix the issue (and struggling to avoid calling it all kinds of names on this forum!)
Any help would be appreciated. I've tried changing the settings in the MIDI setup under utilities, but it's just not recognising the input. Whenever I plug the optical cable in, the Sound preferences screen automatically defaults it to 'Digital Out' and won't allow me to select anything other than the onboard mic as the input source.

Do you by any chance have the 13 inch MacBook Pro? This has only one 3.5mm jack, switchable between input and output; but there is no optical input, only output. Inserting an optical cable into this jack will cause the socket to default to output only (since it knows you want optical and there is no optical input), leaving the internal mic as the only possible input.
The EMU soundcard claims to use CoreAudio and so should work without drivers and appear as an option in Sound>input. Are you trying to use an unsupported sampling rate? - their tech spacs page says 'Macintosh analog operation up to 96kHz and digital operation up to 48kHz only at this time.' If you still can't get any sense out of it, it would be worth approaching the manufacturer.

Cannot get my mac book pro to turn off. The message states to turn off my Safari first, but it is already off.

Help. Cannot get my MacBook Pro to shut off. mesasge states to turn off Safari, but it is already off.

Force quit
apple logo from menu bar
If that does not work, press the on/off switch untill machine turns off

Cannot get FSB over 203, help please :(

Specs in Sig.
I gave my ram 2.8V and left the timings on auto. AGP is set to 67. Even if I bring the multiplier down I cannot get above 203FSB without restarts before I can even get into Windows XP Pro.
This is really disheartening, especially since I upgraded from a MSI K8T800(which I could barely OC on) in order to overclock. Everyone told me the reason I couldn't was because of the lack of AGP/PCI locks.

Quote
Originally posted by kreepindeth
Quote
Originally posted by rsheppick
Quote
Originally posted by kreepindeth
2.5-2-3-2 @ 2.75 Vdimm
This an impossible timing?
Sorry, I have million people msg me for help with their hard drives for some reason
Try my first post 3-4-8-4 @ 2.75Vdimm
If you have 2 dimms try with only 1 if these super loose timings don't work.
Tried it, those are the timings I could not boot at all from. Had to reset CMOS. I only have one 512MB dimm.
Try those timings but lower the cas to 2.5

HT1366 I cannot get my macbook to restart

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for