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MBP won't boot past grey screen - Very Confused and tried the basics
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<blockquote data-quote="aplanwithaman" data-source="post: 1144204" data-attributes="member: 180055"><p>So bare with me I want to be thorough so hopefully someone can help me out. My MBP (08) will not boot past the grey screen. The wheel just spins infinitely. I've read about it trying to figure it out.</p><p></p><p>1) I tried to boot from the install disc, when I do there are weird diagonal lines and the thing is unreadable.</p><p></p><p>2) I hooked it to my Mac Pro in target disc mode. I was able to get some of the information off, but it would eventually freeze up and freeze the finder on the Pro. It wouldn't verify the disc in disc utility. It would freeze if I tried to repair the disc.</p><p></p><p>3) It won't boot in safe mode or single user mode (CMD + S)</p><p></p><p>4) I tried removing the ram and switching it and using only one stick of ram (to make sure it wasn't a ram problem).</p><p></p><p>5) I tried to boot without the battery</p><p></p><p></p><p>Needless to say I am a bit frustrated. My applecare is long gone and there is no apple certified repair place anywhere near here. I've also noticed the thing is very hot. If nothing else I'd like to have an idea of what I should be expecting from the repair place.</p><p></p><p>Any ideas?</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aplanwithaman, post: 1144204, member: 180055"] So bare with me I want to be thorough so hopefully someone can help me out. My MBP (08) will not boot past the grey screen. The wheel just spins infinitely. I've read about it trying to figure it out. 1) I tried to boot from the install disc, when I do there are weird diagonal lines and the thing is unreadable. 2) I hooked it to my Mac Pro in target disc mode. I was able to get some of the information off, but it would eventually freeze up and freeze the finder on the Pro. It wouldn't verify the disc in disc utility. It would freeze if I tried to repair the disc. 3) It won't boot in safe mode or single user mode (CMD + S) 4) I tried removing the ram and switching it and using only one stick of ram (to make sure it wasn't a ram problem). 5) I tried to boot without the battery Needless to say I am a bit frustrated. My applecare is long gone and there is no apple certified repair place anywhere near here. I've also noticed the thing is very hot. If nothing else I'd like to have an idea of what I should be expecting from the repair place. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!! [/QUOTE]
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