My macbook Wont Boot

DanielBlain · DanielBlain #1 (**permalink**)

12-20-2009, 06:25 AM

Hi I was wondering if any body new what could be wrong with my macbook . On pressing the power button the fan and hdd spin up the white led on the front is on the superdrive sounds as if it is reading a disc but the screen stays black. Any ideas?

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

12-20-2009, 08:23 PM

Please start trouble shooting by reading this article from Apple.

Post back if you need further assistance.

Regards.

DanielBlain · DanielBlain #3 (**permalink**)

12-21-2009, 06:11 AM

hia yeah i tried all these but still no luck. the hard dive that is in it is blank but i can not get a disk in drive to try to boot from cd.

wrathlon · wrathlon #4 (**permalink**)

12-21-2009, 08:44 AM

You really need to find or get possibly from someone else a OSX dvd to boot from , which will allow you to access the disk utility. Without being able to access that your at a stand still and are left with almost no options .

Can you borrow one from a friend ?

DanielBlain · DanielBlain #5 (**permalink**)

12-21-2009, 12:27 PM

no and to add to that my superdrive don't work i have an external drive which i tried to boot up ubutu with but it still gave me nothing.

DanielBlain · DanielBlain #6 (**permalink**)

12-21-2009, 12:30 PM

wait yes i can borrow my brothers disks from his new mac pro do u reckon that could work?

DanielBlain · DanielBlain #7 (**permalink**)

12-22-2009, 08:46 AM

just another quick update the screen now flashes when turned on

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DanielBlain #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2009 Posts: 5	12-20-2009, 06:25 AM Hi I was wondering if any body new what could be wrong with my macbook . On pressing the power button the fan and hdd spin up the white led on the front is on the superdrive sounds as if it is reading a disc but the screen stays black. Any ideas?
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,968 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	12-20-2009, 08:23 PM Please start trouble shooting by reading this article from Apple. Post back if you need further assistance. Regards.
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wrathlon #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 04, 2007 Location: Hills of Central Massachusetts Posts: 30 Mac Specs: MBP\| 2.33 15" \|2 Gig\|320 GiG 7200 rpm \|256 MB X1600	12-21-2009, 08:44 AM You really need to find or get possibly from someone else a OSX dvd to boot from , which will allow you to access the disk utility. Without being able to access that your at a stand still and are left with almost no options . Can you borrow one from a friend ?
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DanielBlain #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2009 Posts: 5	12-21-2009, 12:27 PM no and to add to that my superdrive don't work i have an external drive which i tried to boot up ubutu with but it still gave me nothing.
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DanielBlain #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2009 Posts: 5	12-21-2009, 12:30 PM wait yes i can borrow my brothers disks from his new mac pro do u reckon that could work?
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DanielBlain #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2009 Posts: 5	12-22-2009, 08:46 AM just another quick update the screen now flashes when turned on
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