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White screen & logo on start up

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  • 30-07-2011 2:49pm
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    BrianD
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    My MacBook Pro displays a white screen with Apple Logo and the "I'm doing something wheel" upon startup with audio. Almost reminds me of a Windows Start Up!

    Unit is brand new Intel chop machine running OS X v10.6.8

    Not a big issue but would like to get it back to the way it was.
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    Liameter
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Liameter


    It should be light grey:
    osxgrayboot.jpg


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    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,671 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Possible hard drive issue. Boot from the install disc and open Disk Utility in the Utilities menu. Then try repairing the hard disk.


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    muggyog
    Registered Users Posts: 724 ✭✭✭muggyog


    ...or startup in single user mode ( 'apple' and 'S' keys depressed on p/up). Then type sbin/fsck -f at the command prompt and see if it repairs anything. Type logout or exit to enter to GUI. If you startup in single user mode you can also see what the "I'm doing something wheel" is actually doing!


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    BrianD
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    Thanks.

    Yes, the screen colour is more grey than an intense white. The audio sounds like a clipped "bong"


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    ZENER
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    Are you saying it goes no further than that then ? :confused:

    Ken


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    BrianD
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    no, boots up as it should do.


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    muggyog
    Registered Users Posts: 724 ✭✭✭muggyog


    So where is the problem? Is it just taking too long to startup?

    Macs have always had a startup sound.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwcySsaWqAY


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    ZENER
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    I have one of those :)

    Ken


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    muggyog
    Registered Users Posts: 724 ✭✭✭muggyog


    I have 6 ( going to start my own museum! ) :P


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    Ronan Raver77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭Ronan Raver77


    I switched on my mac book pro and im getting that screen:( Powers off 5 seconds later..My battery is definately charged i presume i will have to get it fixed not sure on the warranty either:confused:


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    BrianD
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    I thought that Macs had almost zero boot up time and went straight into action. Mine did initially. Grey screen appears, plays the truncated chime and takes 15-20 sec to boot up.


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