MacBook Pro gives a blue screen when I try to start from a bootable usb stick
Since yeasterday my MacBook Pro is refusing to startup. The starup proccess goes like Apple Logo, Spinning wheel, white dispaly and stops - freezes there.
So I made a bootable usb stick and tried to boot from there so to be able to do a format and repair it. Also the recovery HD wont boot...
When I start my Macbook Pro from the bootable usb stick it gives me a blue screen. I have tried to reset PRAM but nothing.
I am attaching 2 images of the blue screen.
Please help...!!!
Guys thank you for your replies. I could boot in any way... I tried several things.
Finally a friend managed to give me an Apple Hardware Test and it came with these results... Any ideas ?
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