Macbook Pro 10.5.8 only starts in safe mode?

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Whenever I try to turn on my macbook pro the grey screen and apple logo pop up as usual, but after about a minute a crossed out circle appears and it won't load. I tried to turn it on in safe mode and it worked, what is wrong with my macbook, and what can I do to fix it?
 
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Have you recently installed any software or drivers? Added new hardware? Starting in safe boot mode suppresses most drivers so that only the basic ones get loaded. You can take a look at this Apple KB article to see exactly what safe boot mode does: LINK
 

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