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- rodzilla
hung up on grey screen won't boot
So far I've tried:
• Verify Disk
• Repairing Disk
• Reset nothing stilling hung up at grey screen• tried booting in safe mode and nothing
• tried resetting PRam and nothing
anyone else?
I can target the computer so I can get my information off of it.
- Jamal_Jenkins0
the end is near my friend
- stem0
System DVD boot?
- jimbojones0
try apple boards, qbn is useless here
- Yeah, 'cos were just a bunch of idiots!stem
- what do you bet that he won't get real help here?jimbojones
- jimbojones0
install windows?
- no wasn't installing windows, just trying to start up my machine been trying this for a 1.5 hrs nowrodzilla
- -> apple boardsjimbojones
- searching there as wellrodzilla
- Jamal_Jenkins0
do you have an apple care plan?
- not sure, its my work computerrodzilla
- that is your companies problem then! go home, enjoy the dayJamal_Jenkins
- haha cheers!rodzilla
- monospaced0
Seriously, have them fix it.
- stem0
Looks like you may have to do a "restore in place" from the DVD...
- Dancer0
If it is within a year you definitely have Applecare.
- ok_not_ok0
login as single user: reboot then hold apple-s.
then type: /sbin/fsck -fyPress Return. fsck will go through five "phases" and then return information about your disk's use and fragmentation. Once it finishes, it'll display this message if no issue is found:
** The volume (name_of_volume) appears to be OK
If fsck found issues and has altered, repaired, or fixed anything, it will display this message:
***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
- rodzilla0
back in business....thanks stem and to everyone else.
- jimbojones0
duh I assumed you have tried the restore dvd, but now I have to offer stem an apology
- haha, sorry. i was using the restore as a last resort......took forever.
rodzilla
- haha, sorry. i was using the restore as a last resort......took forever.
- craighooper0
Hard drive failure, nothing more, nothing less.
Happened to my wife's Macbook this weekend.
Leave it off, do not keep trying to turn it on to attempt to resolve. The HD most likely has corrupt sectors.
- craighooper0
Just read you had it resolved. I wish I were so lucky...
Macbook hangs on above mentioned gray screen, accompanied by the menacing "click-click-click-claaack-click... sound...
- OSFA0
so, that's it? no way to quick fix it?
- digdre0
i had it with macbook pro
it was the logic board
- moth0
That click-click-click-claaack-click sound is fashion moving on without you. You should feel obliged to buy another one.
- set0
I had the exact same problem a few weeks ago. Was starting to get a little worried. I opened up the ram compartment, took both sticks out and put them back in and from then on it boots up fine.