MacBook Pro won't boot after trying to install 10.7.3 update. Start up stalls at Apple logo and spinning gear.

MacBook Pro won't boot after trying to install 10.7.3 update. Start up stalls at Apple logo and spinning gear. Computer won't even start in safe mode.

My daughter's MacBook Pro was doing exactly the same thing. I don't know if it had anything to do with the latest update. She called me about a week ago saying that her MacBook began running slower by the day . She then called me Friday and told me that it wouldn't get past the gray screen and the gear just kept on spinning. I did everything I could over the phone including Safe mode which it wouldn't go into and thought maybe it was the hard drive. She took it to the Apple store. Originally, they also thought it was the hard drive. It ended up being a corrupted operating system (Lion). Apple genius simply re-installed Lion and she's back up and running. Good thing she backed up right before it crapped out. She'll be restoring everything tonight. Don't know if re-installing Lion will help your situation, but it did the trick for my daughter.

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Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

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I have a macbook pro3,1 (early 2008) that I received from someone else. When I received it, it had os x 10.8.3 installed. Initially I tried to update it to maverick, but after it rebooted it would not boot, just continued to reboot over and over. I then was able to boot into restore mode and do a repair on the disk. After that I was able to boot into 10.8.3.
I decided to update to 10.8.5, and received the same results as before. This time I was unable to restore with a disk repair.
I also created a bootable usb with Mavericks on it. Again, it will not boot to allow an install.
I was able to boot into safe mode, but that did not fix the installation. I tried repartitioning the hard drive and install mavericks on the new partition, but that failed also.
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Sat May 31 19:34:08 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f881ad8a1): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00003250: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0x92000000, BAR0 0x92000000 0xffffff804e3b5000 0x084700a2, D0, P2/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff804e00b590 : 0xffffff8007a1d636
0xffffff804e00b600 : 0xffffff7f881ad8a1
0xffffff804e00b6c0 : 0xffffff7f88512849
0xffffff804e00b700 : 0xffffff7f884f6480
0xffffff804e00b740 : 0xffffff7f884f9567
0xffffff804e00b8a0 : 0xffffff7f88272911
0xffffff804e00ba20 : 0xffffff7f882ffd5a
0xffffff804e00bc60 : 0xffffff7f882fb64d
0xffffff804e00bd70 : 0xffffff7f882ff530
0xffffff804e00bdc0 : 0xffffff7f8856a0eb
0xffffff804e00bdf0 : 0xffffff7f882ff149
0xffffff804e00be70 : 0xffffff7f88192afa
0xffffff804e00bf30 : 0xffffff7f881526ec
0xffffff804e00bf60 : 0xffffff8007a3e26e
0xffffff804e00bfb0 : 0xffffff8007ab3257
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         com.apple.NVDAResman(8.1.6)[39D35403-42FB-3F08-999C-9866938D6B3A]@0xffffff7f881 4c000->0xffffff7f883effff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[6C1D646D-7E5E-3D7F-A557-2CBA398FF878]@0xffffff 7f880b2000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.7)[F16E015E-1ABE-3C40-AC71-BC54F4BE442E]@0xff ffff7f88138000
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.7)[9928306E-3508-3DBC-80A4-D8F1D87650D7]@0 xffffff7f880f5000
         com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(8.1.6)[BF3CC142-4112-3E23-BCE2-CDCFD5811DDA]@0xffffff7 f883fb000->0xffffff7f886cefff
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            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.8)[6C1D646D-7E5E-3D7F-A557-2CBA398FF878]@0xffffff 7f880b2000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
12F45
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8
Kernel slide:     0x0000000007800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8007a00000
System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F4238BC8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 79475358847
last loaded kext at 57319258564: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60 (addr 0xffffff7f89b42000, size 28672)
loaded kexts:
org.tgwbd.driver.NullCPUPowerManagement          1.0.0d2
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.7f4
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver          2.4.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver          1.0.2d2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.4.7fc4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
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com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d1
com.apple.GeForce          8.1.6
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I received the macbook from someone else without installation disks. Also, when try to do a re-install of 10.8.3 from the internet in restore mode, it tells me that the account does not match the one the purchase was made from. I would rather not run 10.8.3 anyway if I could install mavericks.
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Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.4 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          4 MB
Memory:          2 GB
Bus Speed:          800 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          MBP31.0070.B07
SMC Version (system):          1.16f11
Serial Number (system):          W87422HUYAM
Hardware UUID:          00000000-0000-1000-8000-001B63A5B553
I have tried to reset nvram as well as smc with no result.
I have also done a extended apple hardware test which found no errors.
The macbook does have a bad battery, so I have tried booting without the battery. The results did not change.
I have searched the internet for the kernel panic error and can not find a consistent issue for macbook pros. Some say it is a hardware problem. Others say it is an install problem. What does not make sense to me is if it is hardware problem, why was I able to restore it back once and get it to boot consistently. It seems to be directly the result of updating the software.
I also read that 10.8.5 consistently had boot problems upon install, so I tried re-installing the combo update for 10.8.5
I feel like I have exhausted almost all the resources except taking it to the genius bar.
Please let me know if you can help.
Thanks,

bereanmh,
since your MacBook Pro didn’t originally have Mountain Lion installed at the factory, the former owner erred in leaving it on its internal disk when transferring it to you; Mountain Lion is non-transferable when sourced from the Mac App Store. The former owner should rather have provided you with its original pair of grey installation discs, which hold its original version of Mac OS X, its iLife apps, and its model-specific Apple Hardware Test. If you didn’t receive these discs, you can contact Apple directly to purchase a replacement pair. (They’re not available in Apple stores.)
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Remember how I'm unable to unmount the drive? I force unmounted it and then used Disk Utility to repair the volume, but still no luck.
I think the key to the problem is this new HD I put in runs at 3 Gbps. I think I read somewhere that the new MacBook Pro's don't support that.
I think next I should try swapping out the new HD in my MacBook Pro with the one it originally came with. What do you think?

I, too, have a brand new MBP 15" that I put an Intel X25 in. At the 1.5 (Prior to Firmware Update) setting, it worked fine. I rant the Firmware Update, all looked fine, but the drive is no longer able to be seen.
Flash the PRAM, per other suggestions to no avail. Boot off of the DVD and disk utility nor Profiler sees the drive.
Replace the drive with the stock that came with the MBP (which I had never even used) and it works.
Put the Intel X25 into a Windows machine and it works fine. Reformatted it (in windows) and put it back into my MBP. Still not able to see it (from the Disk utility after booting off the DVD).
Intel's firmware for the drive says its up-to-date (new drive) and if I attempt to "re-run" the Mac Firmware Update, it says that the machine is already up-to-date.
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