My MacBook Pro froze and started a soft slow beeping. When I restarted it the screen is blank.

When I went to wake my MacBook Pro, it was frozen and there was a soft, slow beeping. I restarted it, but it goes to a blank screen. Help, please.

If you get either Beeping of Flashing at Starup, that indicates there is not enough good RAM to start up. Some of your RAM may be dislodged, but more likely it has failed.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
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My MacBook Pro won't start it just goes beep beep beep when I press the power button

My MacBook Pro won't start it just goes beep beep beep when I press the power button

Hi Csound1,
I haven't added any RAM my daughter was using the computer then it hung so powered it down then the beeping started. Do you know if there is a combination of buttons I can press when powering up that will put me in some kind of safe mode so that I can find out what's up, I tried pressing D when the beeping started but it didn't make a difference.
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My MacBook Pro won't start up. Just get that gray, blueishy screen and don't go on.

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The MacBook Pro I've had since April of 2007 now won't start up. During use, the screen suddenly was crisscrossed with horizontal lines, and the screen and computer froze. Pushing and holding the power button didn't have any effect, so I unplugged it (the magnetic cord) and let the battery drain (which doesn't take long, since I'm pretty sure the battery is dead, and has been for several months). After letting it sit for awhile (unplugged everything), I plugged it back in, the gray screen came up with a start up chime, and then there were three loud beeps. The computer keeps running and trying to start up, I guess, but the computer screen stays gray. The light on the front of it flashes, and the green light on the power cord flashes green and then orange, and that's where it sits.
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Wow. Okay, I got the screw off, and took out the RAM and reinserted it, and that made it quite a bit worse. Now the screen won't come on at all; it's completely black, even though it sounds like it's starting up. The white light on the front of the MacBook (where you open it if it's closed) blinks continuously.
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Hello
I have a Macbook Pro Os X Yosemite version 10.10.1 When I go to Mail and want to delete emails from my inbox, I do have this message on my screen
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Macbook pro freezing and start up problems

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So my macbook pro has been giving me a lot of issues lately. It doesn't appear to be one particular problem and it's spread out across applications. Here's my situation:
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Alright, Gryphonator, looks like you're being hijacked. Try the following:
1) Go to this webpage and download the latest stable version of Opera (in case you don't know, it's a Web browser, and if you don't like it, you can ditch it whenever you want); save it to your Desktop
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4) Plug your Ethernet cable and try to connect to the Internet (you should be able to)
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After recent OS upgrades and general teenager use, the MacBook Pro all the sudden is running extremely slow. I am not a really technical person, what should I do to fix? I will start backing up now.
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You may be able to improve the speed with some software work but it could also be your disk or SSD is corrupt or failing.
Try resetting PRAM and SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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Restart in Safe Mode:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564?viewlocale=en_US
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Time Machine Basics: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427
Most commonly used backup methods:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3045
Methodology to protect your data. Backups vs. Archives. Long-term data protection:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6031
Spotlight: If Spotlight is continually running, re-index Spotlight:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409
Low disk space:
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Disk Diagnosis and Repair; Runaway Processes:
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Additional suggestions in "Why is my computer slow?” are particularly good.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521
In the "Something is wrong with your machine” section.
- Corrupted Caches
Using Onyx to clear the caches.
- Step by Step to Fix your Mac:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3353
(I learned a lot reading this document. Good stuff.)
- A clean install.
After you have backed up your system twice.
Preferably with one of the backups being a clone.
Time Machine restores are complex and can sometimes fail.
You don’t want to risk all your data on one backup as you wipe out the data on your Mac.
As part of this clean install procedure erase the disk with Security Option Zero
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That is a time consuming operation, but worth it.
See https://discussions.apple.com/message/24057867#24057867
Additional suggestions:
http://www.macworld.com/article/2026650/mac-troubleshooting-what-to-do-when-your -computer-is-too-slow.html
and Mac Performance Guide: http://www.thesafemac.com/mpg/
Hardware replacement or upgrade?
Hopefully by now your Mac is back to its normal speed. If a hardware repair is indicated take it to an Genius bar at an Apple store for a free diagnosis and estimate of repairs. If it is under warranty or AppleCare they will repair it for free. If not, you can compare their estimate with DIY repairs.
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/ .
or find an Apple Authorized Service Provider https://locate.apple.com/country
You can speed it up further by upgrading some hardware. (Do not upgrade the hardware if it is still covered by the warranty or AppleCare.) For the following memory, disk or SSD replacements and upgrades check out OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/, Crucial: http://www.crucial.com/ and Kingston http://www.kingston.com/us/. You will need to know your Mac the year and season your Mac was first sold and model number which can be found here:
 > About This Mac > More Info… > System Report > Model Identifier:
If your Mac has 2 or 4 GB of RAM, consider an upgrade to 8 GB (if the memory is upgradeable). An 8 GB memory upgrade is only $100. When I upgraded a MacBook from 2 GB o 8 GB it booted thee times faster.
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OWC has SSD replacements and upgrades for MacBook Airs and Retina MacBook Pros.
Good luck. May the software fixes do the trick.

HELP: MacBook Pro won't start. MachKernel/slow/no entry sign/erratic

(having major issues figuring out which forum to post this question... In error, I posted this last night to the Mac Pro forum, then this morning to the OSX Leopard Forum. I think it goes here.)
MacBook has been running slow the past couple of days. Yesterday, it wouldn't start-up, and after resetting the PRAM, I got the no-entry sign (barred circle).
Restarting with V: I got a mach kernel error. Found a help sheet on that, but when trying to restart with X, got only as far as the blue screen.
This morning, miraculously, it started up, very slow. I then tried to backup my files, with no success. Tried to burn to a dvd, but that was unsuccessful. (Later at the Apple Store where I was able to backup a few essential files realized that the Burn DVD folder was empty.
Tried to restart using it in target disc mode using FireWire, but on my good macbook, although the slave computer appears, I couldn't access any data ("alias can't be found")
I've tried restarting from a bootable disc. It gets past the apple, the gears, then I can just hear the dvd drive spinning and eventually, I force quit. So restarting from a bootable disc seems out.
For a while, it would startup, but aside from the hard drive icon, the file (pdf, doc, and jpg) icons on my desktop wouldn't change from generic to specific and the rainbow wheel just kept spinning and spinning. I finally forced quit.
Update: Just got back from the AppleStore where I was able to backup a few essential files. It started up again, very very slowly, and all the icons finally changed to their specific thumbnails.
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I've goggled just about everything and I can't seem to fix this problem.
You shouldn't!
You are still under warranty. Call Apple Care. Make sure you get a case number as all repairs have an additional 90 days of warranty.
#1 - You have 14 days from the date of purchase to return your computer with no questions asked.
#2 - You have 90 days of FREE phone tech support.
#3 - You have the standard one year Apple warranty.
#4 - If you've purchased an AppleCare Protection Plan, your warranty last for 3 years. You can obtain AppleCare anytime up to the first year of the purchase of your computer.
Take FULL advantage of your warranty. Posting on a message board should be done as a last resort and if you are out of warranty or Apple Care has expired.

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