Power Mac :: Computer Whines And Has Black Screen - Can't Find Old Discs To Reload
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OS X :: Lost Discs - Install Discs From The Computer
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Power Mac G5 :: On Start Up Screen Is Black
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OS X :: How To Fix Black Screen From Another Computer
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Intel Mac :: Computer Screen Goes Black
Apr 16, 2012My computer screen goes black but computer is still working ( music playing, video playing etc.) later the screen saver comes back on in 5 to 10 minutes and I can see everything again. This can happen several times during a computer session, any ideas what the problem is?
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Power Mac G5 :: Failed Installation Leaves Black Screen / What To Do?
Dec 13, 2007I have been given a 1.6 Dual G5 running 10.3. I tried to upgrade to 10.4, the first disc installed but crashed several times on disc 2. I had run DU previously to check there were no problem. Each restart took me back to disc 2 which failed to install. I then tried to install 10.5 (Leopard) booting directly from the disc, it started then crashed leaving a black screen with the following promt:
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Power Mac :: Black Screen With Text Starting Darwin Bsd On G4 OSX.4.11
Feb 5, 2012Can't get back to my desk top. All I have is a black screen with white text starting Darwin bsd. Have tried a safe reboot but after grey then normal blue screen when loading, this disappears and I get back to the black screen again.
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Intel Mac :: Black Screen And Flashing Power Light?
Jun 15, 2012I installed several system updates on my 2007 iMac last night, running OS 10.7, and today I can only get a black screen with a flashing white power light when I try to start up. My computer will neither start up nor completely shut down, and my wired keyboard won't communicate either.
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Power Mac :: Random Black Screen - Is It Monitor Or Graphics Card?
Mar 21, 2012Do not want a nuisance to escalate into a serious problem thru benign neglect. Random black screen -- Turn monitor off then on, and all comes back fine. No loss of power in machine, no fan quirks, no overheating. Is it the Monitor? or the graphics card?
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Power Mac :: Have A G4 Dual 1GHz, Recently It Cannot Boot, Goes To The Black Screen
May 2, 2012My G4 recently will not boot. I get the chime, it starts to boot, but almost never completes before I get the "you must restart you Mac" screen.I have the correct hardware test disc. I started using that two days ago. It still has not completed testing the logic board and the system is unresponsive. I guess that means the board is fried?
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PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11), G4 Quicksilver, 1Ghz dual processor
Power Mac :: Mac Pro No Boot Sound, Black Screen And Loud Fans
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Aug 24, 2014I was using my macbook pro and the screen went black and when I tried to turn the computer back on with the power button it keeps beeping at me. Is it gone?
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Software :: Unable To Find Hard Drive / Showing Black Screen
Aug 31, 2010Last week I put an extra hard drive into a powermac G4 - i didnt know if the hardrive was working or not, and I was asked to put both Harddrives in the one machine to find out if it was working. I did this and nothing happened. I changed the jumpers and still nothing happened.
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MacBook Pro :: OSX Mavericks (10.9) / Screen Went Black And Computer Won't Respond
Jun 3, 2014I was using my MacBook Pro , which I only bought a week ago , when the screen suddenly went black and the computer seemed to power down , when this happened it was on 40% battery , I plugged In the MagSafe it didn't seem to light but when I looked closely it was on but it was very dim and flashing green and orange . When I put my ear to the case I can hear a faint noise.
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MacBook, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
MacBook Pro :: Safari Won't Quit Or Reload And It's Not Allowing To Turn Computer Off
May 30, 2012Safari won't Quit or reload and it's not allowing me to turn my computer off.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.3)
MacBook Air :: Plugging Into Wrong Port - Computer Screen Goes Black
Dec 15, 2010I was BBMing while trying to plug in my headphones with my pheripherals, and I accidentally pushed it (not very hard) into the USB port. The tip of the headphone jack connected with the little connector ball at the bottom of the USB port. The screen went black and I instantly hit the power button on instinct, so I don't know if it shut off. Did I do something very bad, or is that normal? I'm not sure if that's even considered an electric shock or what.
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Apr 29, 2012When I open my macbook, the screen remains black (as though it's in sleep mode). Adjusting the brightness always fixes this problem, but this is a temporary fix. The brightness is not at zero when I adjust it after opening, often I need to dim the screen to reactivate it.
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iMac
MacBook Air :: IOS 7.1.2 / Grey Screen On It - Can't Use Disks To Reload
Sep 8, 2014I Have a MacBook Air which is opening with a grey screen. I have tried to reboot but the instructions say load a disk, which you cannot do as there is nowhere to insert disk.
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MacBook Air, iOS 7.1.2
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