Macbook Pro Does Not Start Up - Stuck at "No Entry" Sign
Hello,
I've been dealing with this hours, so at last I decided to get help from the community.
Let me explain the issue first.
I have checked Software Update, and there was two updates. First one was Java and the other one was EFI Update 2.7. I don't remember the Java update version. After I applied the update, the MBP rebooted itself as it should do; bu the problem occured at that reboot. OSX tried to start up three times, like as it was failing to install the updates after reboot. And at the fourth time, after a few minutes the Apple logo turned into a "No Entry Sign". And it stuck like that. Now, the MBP cannot boot normally, I can only run it on safe mode.
I have reset PRAM.
As far as I read about the issue over the boards, the problem occurs to be an HDD problem. Yet I can run the OSX in safe mode, which bugs me. So I downloaded SMART Utility to check the HDD. It says there is 1 Pending Bad Sector, and 1 Removed Bad Sector.
What do I do now, any solutions you can offer?
This is the log export from SMART Utility if you wish to check it.
location: /dev/disk0
partition count: 1
partitions: Caprica HQ,
SMART Support: Supported
Last SMART Error: *not set*
Model Family: Seagate Momentus 5400.6
Model: ST9500325ASG
Serial Number: 5VELJHP6
Firmware Version: 0009APM1
Capacity: 500 GB
ATA Version: 8
ATA Standard: ATA-8-ACS revision 4
Health: Failing
Overall Health: PASSED
Offline Data Status: 0
Self Test Status: 0
Offline Data Collection Time: 0
Data Collection Capabilities: 73
SMART Capabilities: 3
Error Logging Capabilities: 1
Short Self Test Time: 1
Long Self Test Time: 139
Conveyance Self Test Time: 2
Attribute Log Revision: 10
Attribute Count: 22
Attributes:
ID# ATTRIBUTE NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED FAILED RAW VALUE
1 Raw Read Error Rate 0x000E 117 099 006 Old age Always Never 141585185
3 Spin Up Time 0x0003 100 100 000 Pre-fail Always Never 0
4 Start/Stop Count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old age Always Never 18
5 Reallocated Sector Count 0x0033 100 100 036 Pre-fail Always Never 0
7 Seek Error Rate 0x000F 100 253 030 Pre-fail Always Never 595148
9 Power On Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 622
10 Spin Retry Count 0x0013 100 100 097 Pre-fail Always Never 0
12 Power Cycle Count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old age Always Never 366
184 End-to-End Errors 0x0032 100 100 099 Old age Always Never 0
187 Reported Uncorrectable Errors 0x0032 090 090 000 Old age Always Never 10
188 Command Timeout 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
189 High Fly Writes 0x003A 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 0
190 Airflow Temperature Celsius 0x0022 071 061 045 Old age Always Never 29
191 G-Sense Error Rate 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 99
192 Power Off Retract Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 85
193 Load Cycle Count 0x0032 083 083 000 Old age Always Never 34546
194 Temperature Celsius 0x0022 029 040 000 Old age Always Never 29
195 Hardware ECC Recovered 0x001A 051 043 000 Old age Always Never 141585185
197 Current Pending Sector Count 0x0012 100 100 000 Old age Always Never 1
198 Offline Uncorrectable Sector Count 0x0010 100 100 000 Old age Offline Never 1
199 UDMA CRC Error Count 0x003E 200 200 000 Old age Always Never 0
254 Free Fall Sensor 0x0032 001 001 000 Old age Always Never 63
Error Log Version: 1
Error Count: 9
Error Log:
Error 9 occured at disk power-on lifetime: 469 hours
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
40 51 00 FF FF FF 0F
Error: Uncorrectable Error
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:42:05.257 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:42:03.023 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:42:00.832 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:58.621 READ DMA EXT
2F 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:41:58.620 READ LOG EXT
Error 8 occured at disk power-on lifetime: 469 hours
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
40 51 00 FF FF FF 0F
Error: Uncorrectable Error
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:42:03.023 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:42:00.832 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:58.621 READ DMA EXT
2F 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:41:58.620 READ LOG EXT
60 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:56.397 READ FPDMA QUEUED
Error 7 occured at disk power-on lifetime: 469 hours
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
40 51 00 FF FF FF 0F
Error: Uncorrectable Error
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:58.621 READ DMA EXT
2F 00 01 10 00 00 00 00 01:41:58.620 READ LOG EXT
60 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:56.397 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 38 68 BE 3A 40 00 01:41:56.375 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 10 08 0E 27 40 00 01:41:56.371 READ FPDMA QUEUED
Error 6 occured at disk power-on lifetime: 469 hours
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
40 51 00 FF FF FF 0F
Error: Uncorrectable Error
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
60 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:56.397 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 38 68 BE 3A 40 00 01:41:56.375 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 10 08 0E 27 40 00 01:41:56.371 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 08 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:56.319 READ FPDMA QUEUED
60 00 10 E8 F1 06 40 00 01:41:56.318 READ FPDMA QUEUED
Error 5 occured at disk power-on lifetime: 469 hours
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
40 51 00 FF FF FF 0F
Error: Uncorrectable Error
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:53.979 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:51.778 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:49.575 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:49.550 READ DMA EXT
25 00 00 FF FF FF 4F 00 01:41:49.477 READ DMA EXT
Self Test Log Revision: 1
Self Test Log Count: 0
Self Test Log:
No self tests logged.
As I'm sure you are already aware, that HDD has failed to the point it cannot find a bootable volume.
If you have a backup, no worries.
If you do not have a backup, you could try to reinstall the operating system and get the disk to a state in which it will at least mount. Then, copy whatever information remains intact to another disk. I would be inclined to replace the drive now, install the failed one in an external enclosure, and attempt to extract whatever information you need from it.
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