With CD in drive, MBP won't start up

After starting up from a CD and then trying to restart from the HD, my MBP stalls at the initial white screen and does not finish starting up. I can hear the optical drive repeating the same rhythm over and over again. If I hold down the power button to shut it off and then restart, sometimes it will then start. Other times, I have to hold down the mouse button as it restarts, to eject the CD. Then it starts.
This does not seem to be related to the Seagate drive failures reported on other threads, because mine is a Fujitsu.

Ahhhhh! I had the same experience lately. Scouring through these forums I found one individual "solved" their problem by using a library card. Seems that, if you ever so gently insert the card into your front slot, before start up, and press the card upon the top surface of the cd... in order to slow it down a tad... it forces the cd to eject. I had this happen and did the procedure mentioned above and it honestly worked! All the other tricks of the trade were fruitless. I've had a PB and never encountered this in the past.

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Disk stuck in drive, MBP won't start up!

Yesterday, i was burning a CD in iPhoto, but i realized that i had only selected 1 photo to burn. I tried to force quit iPhoto, but this froze the computer. I shut it down, rebooted, and the apple logo would not show up at startup! I tried ejecting the disk by holding the mouse (as the manual directs), but to no avail. I cannot even get my MBP to start up! Help! Please?

Ahhhhh! I had the same experience lately. Scouring through these forums I found one individual "solved" their problem by using a library card. Seems that, if you ever so gently insert the card into your front slot, before start up, and press the card upon the top surface of the cd... in order to slow it down a tad... it forces the cd to eject. I had this happen and did the procedure mentioned above and it honestly worked! All the other tricks of the trade were fruitless. I've had a PB and never encountered this in the past.

I have a 2012 Mini with a fusion drive that won't boot from a usb cloned drive. It came with 10.8.2 pre installed. I have zapped the PRAM and reset the SMC. Any thoughts?

I have a 2012 Mini with a fusion drive that won't boot from a usb cloned drive. It came with 10.8.2 pre installed. I have zapped the PRAM and reset the SMC. Any thoughts?

When I tried using a recently downloaded (from the App store) version of MtLion 10.8.2 (12C60) I could NOT get the new MacMini to install or boot from a USB I had previously made. I was however able to use the Recovery Mode of the MacMini to create a bootable SSD which I had installed. The problem arose when I went back into Recovery DU as it saw the seperate drives (SSD & HD) as a broken Fusion Drive. Interestingly DU from the boot volume had NO issues and reported NO faults. It was the Recovery DU that identified the faulty Fusion Drive configuration. At this point I am definately out of my depth but my speculation is that the Recovery Volume is being used in some fashion to form the method or pattern that DU assigns files to the drives, System Report sees the drives as seperate volumes with all their individual characteristics.
Disk Utility did not make a bootable USB, I don't have or use CCC or Super Duper.
Here is the longer version I've been compiling:
Having bought a late 2012 Mac Mini(6,2) i7 2.66GHZ with the standard 1TB 5400 HD and 4GB of RAM (base model) I immediately decided to install a Mercury Elite 6g 240GB SSD and up the RAM to 16GB. I received both shipments on the same day and had all my new toys in front of me. After following the video advice on OWC’s website for the installation of the second drive I started the mini and formatted the SSD to accept the OS from Recovery on the original HD. This MacMini shipped with 10.8.2 (12C2034) as the OS, the normal build of 10.8.2 is (12C60). Having used Recovery Disk Utility to format the SSD it came back with an error that DU could’t Repair. I went ahead and installed the OS on the SSD and the Mini booted normally from both drives. The issue I encountered with this setup was that iMovie encountered an “unexpected error” and would not save a completed project. I therefore decided to figure the drive issue out because I suspect the new Fusion File Management software didn’t like my configuration with drives that Recovery DU saw as needing to be “fixed”. After spending some time on the phone with both OWC and Apple Support I took the plunge and used Internet Recovery Disk Utility and allowed both drives to be “fixed” after which DU created a Fusion Drive (Logical Drive) that I then ran Repair Disk on and it showed up as a single drive in DU. It works perfectly as described by Apple’s site:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5446
Having checked the Link Speed and Negotiated Speed they both show as 6g so I’m pleased not to have lost performance due to it being fuzed to a 3g 5400 drive. The biggest drawback is that Apple’s Fusion Management only allows for 1 additional partition and I would have preferred more than that.
I have sourced some additional information here:
http://blog.macsales.com/15619-special-note-for-adding-an-ssd-to-a-2012-mac-mini ?
http://blog.macsales.com/15619-special-note-for-adding-an-ssd-to-a-2012-mac-mini ?
http://blog.macsales.com/15619-special-note-for-adding-an-ssd-to-a-2012-mac-mini ?
http://blog.fosketts.net/2011/08/05/undocumented-corestorage-commands/
If anyone has a factory Fusion Drive could you please post the Link and Negotiated Speeds of both drives? This information can be found in Apple > About This Mac > More Info… > System Report > Serial ATA and the drives should show up as discrete drives with their info listed separately.

MBP won't start up. Steps to take?

Hi
MBP, 10.6.8
After a few days of more and more sluggish starts my MBP won't start up. Not the wheel but the strips keep circling. The last time it started it took about 10 minutes to happen.
I'd like to do the reinstall where apps aren't touched, but should I do the hardware test first or just go for the reinstall? Or are there other procedures I should entertain?
Also, if I do the easy reinstall that will drop me back to a lower osx. Can I immediately click software update and gete back up to 10.6.8 or will that be a problem?

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Checking extens overflow file
Unused node is not erased (node = 882)
Checking catalog file
Invalid mode strictire
The volume My Name was found corrupt and needs to be repaired.
Error: Dist Utility can’t repair this disk. … dis, and restore your backed-up fiiles
Then a window dropped down saying
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000002844 StartFragment:0000001899 EndFragment:0000002808
Disk Utility stopped repairing My Name
Disk utility can’t repair this disk. Back up as many files as possible, reformat the disk, and restore your backed-up fil.
Ok, but how do I back-up my files when I can't see the drives? Would the hardware test provide any repair help? Can I attach it to my old MBP and start up while holding down 'T' to make it a fw drive?
In this install mode from my disc will I be able to choose the version that allows my apps to be saved or only clean install?
And when I reformat which format should I use?
Any suggestions?

2010 mbp won't start

Hello Everyone:
MY mid-2010 MBP won't start and instead of the usual start up chime, I get a relatively short beep every few seconds until I turn it of. once in a while< like now< it starts but according to my teen, video is very choppy. i watch video but different speed i think. I use a host site to stream videos like american horror story, scandal, walking dead but no japanese anime - which is what my kid watches as well. But he also watches tv shows from a similar site but finds all videos in general-choppy. I've seen some choppiness in the scandal video; i would have thought it would have been the Walking Dead. Can anyone tell me what they feel my system's issue is?
I have another issue but i believe they're completely unrelated so i'll post it separately (that's a hopeful invite for all your mac "doctors" who love to 'heal'.)
Thanks again, in advance, for your help.
Regards,
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It's probably a failing graphics processor. The 2010 MBP are notorious for that: MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010): Intermittent black screen or loss of video - Apple Support

MBP with solid state drive blank screen at start up

Hello,
I plugged in a USB 3 drive last night, the cursor changed shape into a blurring rectangle about 3 cursors wide that looked like a slot machine and wouldn't do anything else. I shut the lid, opened up and same. Shut it down and it won't get past a blank screen. It won't go into target mode.
MDP 13 inch with retina display Solid state drive. Help?
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I took the non optical drive MBP into Genius Bar at Apple Bridgewater, NJ. The guy was very well trained in how to make a logic board crash seem normal. It was applaudable. Seriously. Really good service. "Mind if I plug this into our system?", "Hmm, Let me try this drive" "Well, it did get on our system, let me run this diagnostic". "Look, your hard drive is there, that's a good sign".
Me "Yes, but what is that red check mark next to power + - 5 volts?"
Him, "Yes, do mind if I take this in the back and look inside?"
Me, "Sure".
On his return," So the inside looks very clean, no problems there but this looks like it might be something that we would like to send to our repair facility in Tennessee. You see, if we put in one part and it doesn't fix it, we'd have to wait for another one. So we like to send these to a place that has all of the parts"
I got it back in 4 days. New logic board, new SSD. Ah, the joys.
Thanks for the responses, especially the SMC info and the PRAM reminder.

MBP Won't start, blinking ? Mark... Nothing works

I'm currently at work writing this on my 4 year old ibook g4, because after a complete system lock up yesterday, my MBP would not start up. It chimes, and then gives me the screen with a blinking question mark inside a folder.
I've read about this problem alot, and I've done almost every possible fix i could think of. I'm just finally getting my system back the way I had it after a crash a couple months ago in which i archived and installed, only to find the previous system folder intact, nothing switched over (users, settings etc), and my permissions all sorts of messed up.
So i'm really trying to avoid having to do another archive and install. Here's what I got so far:
The MBP's hard drive works, and mounts fine on the iBook using target disk mode. I ran disk utility (both from the iBook using TDM, and from the 10.5 install disk), both said the volume is fine and no repairs were necessary. I also reset pram, and tried starting up without extensions. no luck
i most recently downloaded DiskWarrior, and ran the rebuild on the system.
This also had no effect.
Is there anything else I can do to make this work?
I have full access to the MBP hard drive via the ibook.
Starting from CD, the hard drive is not an option for startup in "startup disk", and is also not an option from startup disk on the ibook.

It's quite possible for a drive to pass all the diagnostic tests and yet not be bootable simply because one or more files are damaged but not in any way that the diagnostic software can find. You have no choice but reinstall the operating system. Whether you choose Archive & Install or erase and install is up to you.
Your description of the earlier A&I is not typical and it sounds like something went awry. Usually A&I is the best and safest method of reinstalling the OS.

NVRM error, now mt MBP won't start

Over the last 2 weeks, my MBP would crash (mostly during playing games). At first, I could just restart it and after a few restart it would be fine. But yesterday it crashed again after I managed to restart it (after another crash). But now it won't start up.
At start up, I would get the grey screen with Apple logo and then after 30 seconds or so, the grey screen gets distorted and generally the graphics are all messed up (and crash). I have tried booting up from Leopard CD, but it gets to a certain part and I get the Mac crash screen where it says the Mac has crashed and I need to restart.
Before it got to this stage, I have managed to restart it and after a restart, I got a noticed saying my Mac has crash and would I like to send report to Apple. So I did (3 times) and below is the error I got.
Fri Feb 6 22:56:59 2009
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x00405DEB): "NVRM: Read Error: GPU 0, PCI 0x00000100, BAR0 0x92000000 0x3a0e2000"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228.9.59/iokit/Kernel/IOLib.cpp:724
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x39cb7548 : 0x12b4f3 (0x45b13c 0x39cb757c 0x1335e4 0x0)
0x39cb7598 : 0x405deb (0x49da40 0xda3280 0x39cb75dc 0x39cb75cc)
0x39cb75b8 : 0xb744f7 (0xda3280 0xda3280 0xd67c88 0x0)
0x39cb75f8 : 0xe2bd1a (0x4d73404 0x4d78804 0x100b80 0xbb356a)
0x39cb7638 : 0xe10feb (0x4d78804 0x100b80 0x0 0x0)
0x39cb7688 : 0xddb6ef (0x4d78804 0x4d8f804 0x39cb77b8 0x0)
0x39cb77f8 : 0xe44d16 (0x4d78804 0x4b7c004 0x0 0x1)
0x39cb7878 : 0xe1bd79 (0x4d78804 0x4bbc604 0x40 0x3e8)
0x39cb7998 : 0xcd6a00 (0x4d78804 0x4eeb804 0x39cb7a88 0x39cb7a88)
0x39cb7ab8 : 0xcd66c2 (0x4d78804 0x4ef4804 0x0 0x0)
0x39cb7b38 : 0xe14392 (0x4d78804 0x4ef4804 0x6 0x2)
0x39cb7bb8 : 0xe1517e (0x4d78804 0x4eeb804 0x1000 0x39cb7cdc)
0x39cb7d38 : 0xe46320 (0x4d78804 0x4eeb804 0x0 0x0)
0x39cb7e88 : 0xcca16f (0x4d78804 0x4bbc604 0x0 0x0)
0x39cb7ed8 : 0xb749b6 (0x4d78804 0x4bbc604 0x0 0x0)
0x39cb7f18 : 0x4224ff (0x0 0x4fb1c80 0x1 0x19eb5b)
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(5.3.6)@0xdb8000->0x100cfff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(5.3.6)@0xb5b000
com.apple.NVDAResman(5.3.6)@0xb5b000->0xdb7fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.1)@0xb4d000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.5)@0x5d2000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.1)@0xaee000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
9G55
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.6.0: Mon Nov 24 17:37:00 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.9.59~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F4238BC8)
This sounds very much like this error http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377 but in this doc, nothing was said about not being able to start up the MBP.
The thing is I really need to boot up one last time to get some files off there, is there anyway I could boot up one last time? As I said before it won't boot up from HDD, not from CD, I tried booting up from external HDD but that system is 10.4 so it didn't show up.
Would appreciate any help so I can get these files off before I take it into repair!
Thanks

I just had a whole day of kernel panics and screen flicker (video flicker - not backlight) yesterday. I had stuck and incorrectly updated windows on the screen. Soon after that the machine crashed. A few reboots later the MacBook would freeze after a few minutes of use and then finally it would only boot into the dimmed screen of death or a stuck spinning wheel (even when booting form CD!!!). Inbetween, I managed to boot it from CD, but the machine crashed during disk check and finished the check (no errors) the third time!
I followed all instructions (5 secs power button while without battery and power) did NOT help.
I disconnected battery and power supply and let the MacBook sit for a few hours. That helped and magically the machine booted as if nothing happened.
I ran the loooong hardware test. Everything fine. I ran the disk check everything fine. I am clueless.
Today I had the same crash again, but at least everything was fine after a hard reboot. It even crashed the attached iPhone, which suddenly showed the Apple icon ?!? Hard to believe!
Remark: many of the crashes did not result in a kernel panic, but just froze the computer.
Kernel Panic Backtraces:
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.NVDAResman(5.4.4)@0xb6d000->0xdcbfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.3)@0xb5f000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x5cd000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.3)@0xac6000
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.7.3)@0xb5f000->0xb6cfff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x5cd000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.3)@0xac6000
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.7.3)@0xac6000->0xae2fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6)@0x5cd000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
9J61
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.7.0: Tue Mar 31 22:52:17 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.12.14~1/RELEASE_I386
========== (Booted from CD) ===============
Backtrace continues...
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.NVDAResman(5.1.6)@0x64308000->0x64534fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5)@0x54eb1000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4)@0x54efc000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0x55146000
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.5)@0x54eb1000->0x54ebefff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4)@0x54efc000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0x55146000
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.5)@0x55146000->0x55161fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.4)@0x54efc000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
9A581
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.0.0: Tue Oct 9 21:35:55 PDT 2007; root:xnu-1228~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBookPro3,1 (Mac-F42388C8)
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CD Stuck in Drive and Won't Start Up

First of all, this is my son's G5 iMac who is at college, and I am trying to do tech support over the phone.
When the power is turned on, the folder with a question mark flashes (meaning damaged OS and/or hard drive) and stays there. My son tells me he always sees the question mark folder momentarily at startup, which suggests to me that he does not have his startup drive properly selected. There is also a music CD in the drive which he cannot get out. I guess iMacs don't have that little paper clip eject hole any more. The CD will not eject when holding down the mouse button on startup. I'm guessing that's because it's not finishing the startup process.
I think it may be possible that since the startup drive has not been selected, it is getting confused with the CD being in the drive trying to boot up off of that. I also think that if he can get the CD out, it may just start up as it usually does. If it does, then I can talk him through selecting a startup drive.
So my question is, how do you eject a CD from an iMac that won't start up?

MGW wrote:
Try having him put the computer face down on a soft towel and turning it on as much as it will go, and pressing the eject key quickly.
Let us know if he has any success.
Has he tried starting holding down the Option key, which will let him select the start up disk?
I didn't think about the Option key. But that did not work. He just gets arrows that point at nothing, no hard disk icon or anything else on the screen. Clicking either the left or right arrow does nothing. Which is now making me think it really is a hard drive problem and the stuck CD is not relevant.
And the eject key does nothing.
Thanks.

MBP won't start after failed update

my mbp wont start after shutting down during the latest RAW photo update. the update completely failed and now the computer won't boot anything. i could hear the hard drive try to start over and over but never get anywhere, so i inserted the leopard cd. the computer wont even boot from the disk at this point; all i hear is the optical drive making the same, start-up, squeaking sound again and again until i finally hold power for 5 seconds and shut it off.
i have a mbp from summer 2007.

Press the Power Button and immediately press and hold down the Command and the S keys as the machine starts up. This boots you into Single-user mode and you should see white text appear on the screen.
When you see the # Command prompt, type /sbin/fsck-fy and hit the Return.
Now sit back & let your computer do its thing. This should take approximately 15 minutes or so. Depending on how messed up your computer is. Just be patient.
If and when you see the message File System was modified repeat the steps above again & again until you hopefully see the message no problems were found." When that happens type reboot and hit Return again.
If these steps do not work then boot from your install disc to repair disk. I believe you already tried this.
To use the Install Mac OS X disc, insert the disc, and restart your computer while holding down the C key as it starts up.
Select your language.
Once on the desktop, select Utility in the menu bar.
Select Disk Utility.
Select the disk or volume in the list of disks and volumes, and then click First Aid.
Click Repair Disk.
Your random question, only Apple can answer that for you. Ask them and back up before you bring in your computer to the Apple store just in case.

MBP won't start up past initial grey screen!!!

My MBP just stopped starting up today. When I turn it on, it goes to the normal grey screen with the apple. Then, when it switches to the blue screen, it just gets frozen, and won't do anything. I don't know what to do. Any suggestions????

DiskWarrior would probably fix it. Did you try to fsck it?
1. Reboot/Startup holding your Command-S key down.
2. At the command line type the following and hit 'Return.'
/sbin/fsck -fy
3. After it has check/repaired your disk, type 'reboot' and hit 'Return' again. Unit should bootup normally.
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New MBP won't start up

I have a brand new 13" Macbook Pro, just a few days old, which I have barely used or had time to set up yet. Last night I shut the lid and it went into sleep mode. The battery was almost full. This morning I opened the lid and it came on instantly as expected, but before I could do anything the screen dimmed and a message box appeared in the middle of the screen with the message that I needed to power down the laptop and then reboot it! This was in about five languages (I think - I never really took much notice before I switched off) When I tried to turn it back on, it simply won't start. When you push the power button, the 'power/sleep' light on the front lights up briefly then goes off again. The battery charge is still the same as last night i.e. almost full (all bar the last two LED's come on) I tried the SMC reset but it makes no difference. It simply won't power up. Obviously I will be taking it back to the Apple store, but I wondered if anyone else has had the message appear and why? And then fail to boot!
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As I'm new to this forum, I'm not sure how it is supposed to work, but it is certainly not like others I have used! What is happening here? I edited my post and it shows at the bottom that it was edited, yet the edited post does not appear - it is still the same as the original! None of the added text appears.
I tried to add that there were no programs running and it was on battery when closed at night and when opened this morning. I've also tried it on mains power, but it makes no difference. It still appears to charge correctly judging by the power lead and laptop LEDs. It just won't turn on.

HELP! Battery drained and now, even with a power plug, computer won't start

My battery drained completely...and I went to charge it. When I plug the power cord in, it shows "green" not "red." When I remove the battery and just plug in the power cord, the computer won't start either.
Anyone encounter this before after a full battery drain? It's very odd.

I had the same green light non-charging problem. Turns out, I had to replace my wall adaptor. A dealer will have a good power supply you can try.
Wayne

MBP won't start on battery even tho its charged.

Hi,
I have a Mac Book Pro which I bought sometime in April. Just yesterday, when I unplugged the AC adaptor, the computer shut down, even though the battery says it is fully charged.
The green lights on the battery itself are all on.
When I try to start up my Macbook without the AC adaptor, it turns on for a second(i hear the superdrive turning), then it shut downs again. I just got this computer..whats the deal . Good thing I have apple care.
Oh, I tried to restart the PMU. I shutdown comp, take ac adaptor out, and battery out, and click on the power button for five seconds. Still no progress. I saw another thread on this..let me see if it'll help.

I report another case of the identical problem: The MBP will not start on battery alone, though it is completely charged as indicated both by the menu bar and by battery LED's. Furthermore, disconnecting the power adapter while running, causes the computer to go down immediately and completely, despite fully charged battery.
The behavior began abruptly after about ten weeks of normal use, though it was preceded in the last week or two by a few instances of the battery running completely down without a "low power" warning. Whether these are related symptoms, I don't know, but have read a number of reports of the latter problem.
I will request a new battery from Apple Care, but it sounds as if this may not get to the heart of the problem. Any further info would be appreciated.
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.7)

MBP won't start or read from optical drive; steady sleep indicator light

MBP went into sleep mode at some point during the day. Now I cannot wake it up. I had a steady sleep indicator light. I've tried everything in the book (holding down pwr button to shut down, then restarting; reset power manager; tried rebooting with OS disc #1 installed - which now will not eject).
When I press the power button, I can hear the optical drive start to turn, then it stops short. The drive will spin for awhile, then stops automatically. The computer fans come on, but that's about it. I can't reboot so as to run Disk Utility. The screen remains black. Starting with shift key pressed for Safe mode or pressing C also have not worked. Seems as if the computer is not getting passed the initial start up sequence. My wife also has a MBP but I haven't tried reading my computer via Firewire yet. Not sure that will help.
I'm a long way away from any Apple store (Kazakhstan) and would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks! Scott

This problem has been resolved. Problem was a faulty RAM module. I sent my MacBook Pro to an authorized service center; they had it fixed in less than 1 day. Works fine now. No problems since!

With CD in drive, MBP won't start up

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