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Macbook not booting up properly

  • 10-04-2012 8:13am
    #1
    Pure_Cork
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    My macbook isn't booting up properly, it makes the usual sounds and goes to the grey screen with the apple icon and loading symbol but no further. Any suggestions?


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  • #2
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Moved to Mac
    Sounds like its possibly a failed hard disk

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  • #3
    Sad Professor
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    Do you have an install disc you can boot from?


  • #4
    Colonel Panic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,040 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    Hold Command-V while turning it on to boot in verbose mode. It will print out what it's doing as it boots, including any errors.


  • #5
    Pure_Cork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭Pure_Cork


    I've done the Command + V thing.
    Getting stuff like mds[23]: (Error) DiskStore: .......... Timed out
    WARNING: sandbox_init error Cannot apply profile
    Mds[23]: (Error) Store: Store check-in failed: (ipc/send) invalid destination port

    Is the hard drive gone? How much would it cost to repair the laptop?


  • #6
    Colonel Panic
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    No, the disk isn't dead just yet, but the install is corrupt for sure. Of course, that doesn't mean the drive isn't dying!

    You'll need the install disks to fix this yourself.

    Regarding cost of someone else doing it, you'd need to call around! Are you in Cork as your name suggests? There's a CompuB store there that might help.


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  • #7
    Pure_Cork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭Pure_Cork


    Colonel Panic wrote: »
    No, the disk isn't dead just yet, but the install is corrupt for sure. Of course, that doesn't mean the drive isn't dying!

    You'll need the install disks to fix this yourself.

    Regarding cost of someone else doing it, you'd need to call around! Are you in Cork as your name suggests? There's a CompuB store there that might help.
    I'm in Norwich at the moment, the install disks are in Cork unfortunately, won't be back home for a couple of weeks.


  • #8
    Colonel Panic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,040 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    There's an Apple Store in Norwich apparently! Give them a call!

    http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/chapelfield/


  • #9
    donutheadhomer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,658 ✭✭✭donutheadhomer


    Pure_Cork wrote: »
    I'm in Norwich at the moment, the install disks are in Cork unfortunately, won't be back home for a couple of weeks.

    What OS is on it? If Lion you can hold down Option on boot for recovery options without OS Disks


  • #10
    Pure_Cork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭Pure_Cork


    Hi again,

    I didn't manage to get an appointment in the Apple Store but I've got the install disks now. I tried to boot using them but everytime it says there is an error and I need to retry again.


    I went to Disk Utility after that to try and repair the HD and got the following:

    Invalid node structure
    Volume check failed

    Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit.

    1 HFS volume checked
    1 volume could not be repaired because of an error

    Disk Utility stopped repairing "Macintosh HD" because the following error was encountered:
    The Underlying task reported failure on exit.


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