XP Works Fine, Mac OS X Randomaly Black Screen

Hey there,
Macbook spes:
White Macbook 2.2GHZ C2D Early 2008, 1.5Ghz, 120GB.
Here's my Macbook story:
The laptop had Leopard OS X 10.5.7 installed on it, when it started with randomly sleep/black screen - which sometimes I could wake the screen back by pressing the keyboard, but screen goes back only for a second than goes back to black - seems like MBK took a nap/went to sleep mode, but with no option to get it up for more than 1 second. When "hitting keyboard" in order to get it back stopped working, I moved to keying F1 & F2 which also helped to get screen back for no more than 1 second - than it also stopped working, and no other "solution" was found. Than I tried resetting ram, resetting power, nothing helped, so I inserted XP install and erased the HD - made a fresh XP install with no bootcamp (tried to install OS X from flash drive OS X DVD backup I made, mbk booted from flash drive, but after apple logo than 1 sec blue screen and than black screen again with nothing helped to get it back). xp installed successfully- of course several drivers were missing - mouse track pad was working and also button, but after I restarted the system than mouse button stopped working, and than got back randomly, but no screen problems - no sudden black screen.
After that - I tried to make a fresh install of Leopard 10.5.6 again, I Had it on a flash drive which I made as a backup - so I formatted the entire HD with windows xp DVD (deleted windows xp), than again tried booting from flash drive in order to install OS X in the blank internal mbk hd , but after apple logo than 1 sec blue screen - mbk screen got blank with nothing helped to get it back - than tried to play in mbk user single mode - than loaded flash again - suddenly OS X installation loaded - went diskutil made 2 partition - and baaaaam than again screen went off - got black.
Apple Hardware Test showed no problems.
Anyone has an idea what could cause this issue - I thought maybe Hardware issue, but than again how could xp load well with no issues except mouse button randomly function?
Any respond will be appreciated, sorry if I have some English grammar/spelling mistake s- wrote a lot and "fast" so hope mistakes are few to notice :P.

Boot from another Mac OS media - hard drive or DVD - and use First Aid Disk Repair.
Did OS X crash/freeze or something?

Similar Messages

Windows 7 partition works fine, Mac OS X faces grey screen of death

Hi all,
I have a very weird problem and I hope you can help me out.
I loaded Win 7 on a seperate partition. Up until recently, I could load into either Win 7 of Snow Leopard without any hassles.
Recently, whenever I try to boot into Mac OS X , i get the grey screen of death....and i can't figure out a reason why. The weird part is Win 7 works perfectly fine....no issues whatsoever.
Any ideas about what could have gone wrong? Thanks a lot!!

Boot from another Mac OS media - hard drive or DVD - and use First Aid Disk Repair.
Did OS X crash/freeze or something?

Bridge CC keeps crashing on start up but was working last week - Any Ideas how to get it back. Have tried uninstalling and re installing software. All other CC software working fine (Mac)

Bridge CC keeps crashing on start up but was working last week - Any Ideas how to get it back. Have tried uninstalling and re installing software. All other CC software working fine (Mac)

Also some problems since the CC2014... For me i can launch bridge but the crash occurs when i try to change access to any bridge preference... i open a discussion about it

HT3053 i did some thing wrong that makes my mac just showing a black screen and amessage says you need to restart your mac .... etc and i wanted to talk to any one from apple and i couldnt get my mac serial number and i could do nothing i turned to some o

i did some thing wrong that makes my mac just showing a black screen and amessage says you need to restart your mac .... etc and i wanted to talk to any one from apple and i couldnt get my mac serial number and i could do nothing i turned to some one who formatted the hard desk and i tried to talk to any one from apple but it seems no one care i spent 4 years to be able to buy this mac and i dont know what to do > i will never buy mac again please some one tell me what to do dvd is not working i press on options and nothing happen what showld i do ? through it ? some body tell me what to do or where to go

Just to make certain, you inserted the original installation disk and started the MBP holding down the C key? Did the Optical drive reject the disk or did it just spin? If the former, the lens in the drive may be dirty and needs to be cleaned. If the latter, you will have to take it to an Apple repair facility.
Ciao.

HT1937 I have installed an app : Birdfield guide in my iPhone 4. But the app is not working after installation. It shows black screen when opened

I have installed an app : Birdfield guide in my iPhone 4. But the app is not working after installation. It shows black screen when opened. I need suggestions to make it work or the reasons for not working.

Yes TeeKnows, try deleting it and download it again. After finished installation if still shows black screen delete it out off 'running apps' by double tapping the home button and swipe it off. If still shows black screen then try fully turning off your iPad (holding the sleep button) and turn back on again.
I hope I helped
thanks
Lydia

What can i do to get my phone working. It went to a black screen when I was playing a game. I pressed the power and home button then it showed the apple logo and went back to a black screen. Doesn't came on, show a charging sign, read on iTunes.

What can i do to get my phone working. It went to a black screen when I was playing a game. I pressed the power and home button then it showed the apple logo and went back to a black screen. Doesn't came on, show a charging sign, read on iTunes.

Press and hold the home and power buttons for 15-20 seconds until the white Apple logo appears.

2009 mac mini crashes w/black screen & color bar

Just purchased the 2ghz mini with 1gb of ram, I installed another ram stick w/2gb. Mini crashes sometimes frequently with a black screen covering most of the desktop with just a little bit of the desktop showing at the top and a thin bar of colors on top of the black screen.
Anybody have this problem? Is it bad ram, bad video card, should I use the mini display port instead of the mini dvi port? Should I take it back, can I take it back having installed the ram myself?
Any thoughts is appreciated

Well since the RAM is the thing out of the ordinary on a new Mac, it is suspect. Unfortunately you have voided your warranty by opening the mini. The user guide for the new mini states in a couple of spots that there are no user serviceable parts and opening it voids the warranty. So your milage with Apple on the warranty may vary. And unless you are a pristine technician they will know you opened the Mac.
Since you have cracked it open once you may as well test the RAM. If it works fine with the original RAM module alone, then you know the issue is related to the new RAM. Could you have seated the RAM poorly? Where did you get the RAM? Crucial seems to have had some problems with their 2 GB RAM modules. Does it work with the new RAM alone?
And before a bunch of folks come storming in here to dispute my statement about voiding the warranty, another user with a new Early '09 Mac mini added RAM and then experienced an issue that would normally be covered under warranty. But he reported, in this very forum, that Apple told him he voided the warranty opening it himself and installing RAM and that they would no longer honor the warranty, so he would have to pay for the repair himself.
Dah•veed

Mac book pro 17' ( black screen in startup)

hello i m from pakistan city karachi
yesterday night i turned off my macbook pro 17' in properway . but today when i tried to turn it on .. in startup a black screen came ... and i tried alot to restart it but it didnt work .. caps lock button keyboad brightness , sound every thing was in a working state .
The video below explain the problem i have
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbQZ8RRkFt8
and right now i went to apple authorised reseller shop .. Shop name is ITech ..
and they gave me invioce and said that they will cheak the problem by staurday .And then inform me of the cost that is needed
According to http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377
"repair will be done free of charge, even if your MacBook Pro is out of warranty."
they are still asking for money and i have the proof "invoice" which i can email to Apple .
Kindly guide me as to what do i do .
Kind regards
Asif khan

SNS is a sensor error the letter I later on says it is a current sensor.
Your Mac needs to visit the genius bar. Your appointment for an evaluation is Free.

My Mac book pro displays black screen says no bootable device insert boot disk. I have no boot disk to insert. What should i do.no bootable device"

My Mac book pro immediately displays black screen when I start up and says no bootable device insert boot disk. My question I don't have boot disk nor recovery disk to restore the system. Urgently needs your support and help. Thanks in advance. Michael l. Lluch

Hello
any chance you have try a bootcamp / win install into your Mac ??
if so
try this to boot into mac os
restart your mac , just after start up sound hold on "ALT" key to sart on drive manager
if that work select mac os volume using arrows key and validate by enter
HTH
Pierre

Firefox OS 1.3 simulator doesn't work.(runs but shows a black screen)

I am learning app development for firefox os.I installed a simulator for version 1.3 at my work place and it was working fine.I could write simple web app and run on the simulator.But when i installed the emulator on my home pc It was installed successfully but then was showing just a black screen.I am sure i have installed the correct version.I am using firefox 30.The simulator does show up in the app manager but when i start ,it just show a black screen.I don't understand why this is happening.I tried installing other versions like 1.4,but same thing happens for all the simulator addons.what could be the problem?

Hi prathamesh_13,
Thank you for your question. There should not be a black screen, and is sounds like you have already reinstalled the simulator on the second computer.
If the simulator does not show up on the app manager it may not have been properly installed.
Can you enable verbose logging:
You can see messages logged from your app in the Web Console, which you can attach to your app using the App Manager. If you want to catch early messages happening during app startup, before the console gets connected and working, you can enable verbose logging in the Simulator.
Visit about:config and create a new preference. The preference name is different for each version of the Simulator:
[email protected] for Firefox OS 1.3
[email protected] for Firefox OS 1.2
Set it to the string value "all", and disable, then reenable, the add-on in the Add-on Manager. Now extra messages about the Simulator's operation will appear in the Browser Console.
Reference: [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Firefox_OS_Simulator MDN doc for Firefox OS Simulator]

Mac Pro (Early 2008) black screen on startup diagnostic LED #3 lit (ERR B)

Hi All
I turned on my macpro this morning saw some bizzare lines on my cinema display and then I immediately tried to reboot and then my display went black. No video was being displayed. Keyboard and mouse are unresponsive. I have done some research and did all suggestions (resetting pram) resetting power/ unplugging etc. I finally opened up my computer and noticed that the red diagnostic light #3 was lit (ERR B). Which is as far as could find and instructional error.
I brought it down to the base configuration, removing extra ram and hard drives but still nothing. The computer does turn on, fans are whirring but no output to display no keyboard response nothing.
(The monitor works fine, I connected it to my laptop and it works, so I already ruled that out)
Unfortunately I don't have apple care and my warranty ran out as of last July. I'm about to take it in to apple store but I'm curious as to if anybody had a similiar experience and what it could be. My best guess is that it could be the video card (the stock ATI Radeon 2600XT) but could it be something more serious?
This computer is my lifeblood and work. And I have seen the service manual to find out what and why my diagnostic LED #3 is lit (ERR B)
Any suggestions or advice will truly be appreciated.
Thanks.
And also I cant even open the dvd drive to boot up from system disk or run diagnostics, or is there some other way?

Hi vkim125,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
After some searching I've found that LED #3 is associated with video display. But could bevelop into a Logic Board error. (Which would mean you would have to replace the computer's motherboard.
Therefore.
I suggest you reset the System Management Controller (Which is reponsible for a number of core processes, video included.)
Follow the instructions from this Knowledge Base article.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1806
Hopefully that should help you resolve the issue> If not post again here; I'll look more into the issue and see if I can get you more detailed information.
Kind regards,
Peter.

TS1363 I recently updated my iphone overnight and today I can't get it to come on, I've tried the restore and nothing works. I've tried syncing with 3 different computers and nothing works. I'm getting the black screen, white apple and a line under that

I updated my phone overnight and now I can't get it to come on. I've tried everything, I have a black screen, white apple and a mine below that looks like it's trying to load but it has stopped. HELP!

You're not alone. I am having similar problems with my Ipod 5th gen 30gb.
When I connect it to my laptop (Vista - basic) it is not recognised by itunes. Itunes simply locks up.
So far I have tried the following to no avail:
Checked my pc's device manager - it recognises the device and says it is functioning properly.
Checked the drivers to make sure they are upt to date.
Uninstalled & reinstalled a previous version of itunes (as it worked fine before the latest release).
Reinstalled the latest itunes.
Reset the ipod.
Put the ipod into disk mode and reconnected to itunes.
Have tried to use the windows tool to scan and fix any bad sectors but it fails to complete a scan without locking that up as well.
Placed into disk mode when fully charged and then allowed the battery to drain completely. Then reconnected ipod (in disk mode)and it still is not recognised and locks up itunes.
At this point I dont really want to part with another $300 odd dollars for a new one.

Mac book pro has black screen

My mac book pro with retina display has a black screen. It turns on and off but the screen remains black. The hardware test detected an error: 4SNS/1/40000001:IDOR-0.000

SNS is a sensor error the letter I later on says it is a current sensor.
Your Mac needs to visit the genius bar. Your appointment for an evaluation is Free.

HT1926 i had itunes on my pc for a number of years. worked fine last night even. today, nothing, screen gave error 7, windows error 126, tried removing and re-installing, still same message. says I am missing MSVCR80.dll

I have had Itunes on my pc for years. Worked fine last night. Today it gave me a message missing MSVCR80.dll, tried reinstalling, didn't work. Removed Itunes completely, reinstalled. Didn't work. Same message. Any fix ideas?

Click here and follow the instructions. You may need to completely remove and reinstall iTunes and all related components, or run the process multiple times; this won't normally affect its library, but that should be backed up anyway.
(99196)

Netflix not working with Mavericks, just get a black screen.

I just recently installed Mavericks, netflix worked fine before the system upgrade. Any help would be appreciated.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled silverlight. The plug-in is in my harddrive/library/internet plug-in folder. Safari sees it in the preference pane. I have set the safari preference for silverlight to always allow and to run in unsafe mode. I have unchecked the preference to stop plug ins to save power.
Netflix loads, switches to the playback screen. When I move the mouse I see the play/pause and other associated buttons. It is showing that the movie is loading to my computer, no playback starts.

I recently had the "Plug-In Failure" on Netflix after I got a new 2014 15" Macbook Pro Retina.
My coworker found this fix. The current version of silverlight won't start if the machine is running with the discrete NVIDIA GPU. Some apps need it and using an external monitor will cause it to use the discrete. Turn off all your apps and unplug the external montitor. This should put you back in the integrated Intel GPU. Now try to start a Netflix video, once its running you should be able to plug your external monitor back in and start other apps.
You can also use this utility http://gfx.io to see which GPU is being used.

XP Works Fine, Mac OS X Randomaly Black Screen

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for