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<blockquote data-quote="mlynn" data-source="post: 400255" data-attributes="member: 31629">About 4 months ago I bought a used mac laptop.&nbsp; Unfortunately I can't remember it's exact specifics, &amp; I can't get into it to tell you what they are, but I believe it is an iBook G3 (if that at all helps).&nbsp; For those 4 months, it worked perfectly fine...Today, when I start my Mac there's a gray screen with a blinking gray box w/ a globe inside it.&nbsp; Then it switches to a little folder icon which has an alternating flashing mac face &amp; question mark inside that.&nbsp; After a minute or two, the folder icon disappears &amp; the gray apple logo appears.&nbsp; Quite some time after that, an animated 'wheel' (that's the best description I can think of atm) appears below the apple logo.&nbsp; The wheel goes 'round &amp; 'round forever &amp; nothing further happens.&nbsp; I've literally left it on for over an hour, &amp; it's still the same screen, with the same spinning wheel.However, yesterday when the problem first started, it did get farther than that screen, but not much.&nbsp; After seemingly forever, the spinning wheel &amp; apple logo disappeared &amp; a big exclamation point stretched across the screen.&nbsp; Over top of it was a bunch of what I considered gibberish, &amp; at the very, very bottom of all that jargon were the words;&nbsp; &quot;panic:&nbsp; we're still hanging here...&quot;.&nbsp; I could not do anything but turn the mac off.Does anyone - anyone - have any idea what's going on with my mac?&nbsp; I should also mention that I've tried rebooting it in 'Safe Mode' following instructions online to hold the Shift key down while rebooting.&nbsp; I've tried this several times, holding the Shift key before turning it on, holding it directly after turning it on, waiting until the 'start sound' signals &amp; then holding the Shift key.&nbsp; Nothing works.&nbsp; I've googled the 'panic' phrase &amp; came up with nothing.&nbsp; Please help if you can!&nbsp; Thank you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mlynn, post: 400255, member: 31629"] About 4 months ago I bought a used mac laptop. Unfortunately I can't remember it's exact specifics, & I can't get into it to tell you what they are, but I believe it is an iBook G3 (if that at all helps). For those 4 months, it worked perfectly fine... Today, when I start my Mac there's a gray screen with a blinking gray box w/ a globe inside it. Then it switches to a little folder icon which has an alternating flashing mac face & question mark inside that. After a minute or two, the folder icon disappears & the gray apple logo appears. Quite some time after that, an animated 'wheel' (that's the best description I can think of atm) appears below the apple logo. The wheel goes 'round & 'round forever & nothing further happens. I've literally left it on for over an hour, & it's still the same screen, with the same spinning wheel. However, yesterday when the problem first started, it did get farther than that screen, but not much. After seemingly forever, the spinning wheel & apple logo disappeared & a big exclamation point stretched across the screen. Over top of it was a bunch of what I considered gibberish, & at the very, very bottom of all that jargon were the words; "panic: we're still hanging here...". I could not do anything but turn the mac off. Does anyone - [I]anyone[/I] - have any idea what's going on with my mac? I should also mention that I've tried rebooting it in 'Safe Mode' following instructions online to hold the Shift key down while rebooting. I've tried this several times, holding the Shift key before turning it on, holding it directly after turning it on, waiting until the 'start sound' signals & [I]then[/I] holding the Shift key. Nothing works. I've googled the 'panic' phrase & came up with nothing. Please help if you can! Thank you. [/QUOTE]

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