Hi - My daughter has a 13" MacBook that was purchased new in late 2010.
Two weeks ago it would not boot up. The Apple Logo would be on the screen after the beep and then the turning timer would come on and it would stay there for as long as the computer was on.
The only way I could get it to boot up was with the original disc and I could do nothing with it from there so I had to reformat it and then re-load the Snow Leopard from the original disc.
This solved the problem and it worked perfect for one week.
Identical problem returned so I had to repeat the same procedure. All was good until the first time we turned it off and now it has the same issue. It won't boot.
Does the hard drive need to be replaced or do these symptoms indicate something else?
Thank you for any advice or knowledge that you can share. - Ron
Two weeks ago it would not boot up. The Apple Logo would be on the screen after the beep and then the turning timer would come on and it would stay there for as long as the computer was on.
The only way I could get it to boot up was with the original disc and I could do nothing with it from there so I had to reformat it and then re-load the Snow Leopard from the original disc.
This solved the problem and it worked perfect for one week.
Identical problem returned so I had to repeat the same procedure. All was good until the first time we turned it off and now it has the same issue. It won't boot.
Does the hard drive need to be replaced or do these symptoms indicate something else?
Thank you for any advice or knowledge that you can share. - Ron