IMac :: Cannot Load Start Up Screen?
Jun 13, 2010
Something is wrong with my HDD.
I don't think it's dead but something to do with the indexing of the HDD.
I can go into target firewire mode and i am backing up my data as we speak. However I do not have a big external HDD that i can back up everything so I have to pick and choose.
I have diskwarrior but it does not boot up. It says cannot find boot hdd or something and shows a No entry sign on the grey loading screen with the spinning gear.
I tried disk utility to repair the HDD but it says it tries three times and fails. Cannot locate the index file. I think this is my main problem here.
If i try and boot in verbose mode it shows this [URL] something message and repeats that it cannot locate the file. I dont even know what this is as i've never been to this website.
Anyway I can repair the index file and see if mac os x will boot up? Or you recommend a fresh install?
I just want to boot the mac once so i can look for some files because spotlight wont work since it says its trying to index the macintosh HD from firewire.
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May 23, 2012
When I go to start safari it won't load. The address bar lights up about a 13rd of the way and then just sits there.If I restart my computer it will work for a time but eventually refers back to the same behavior.I have tried reseting safari, I have tried to empty cache without success.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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This is the image I get on my iMac 2.4 GHz Intel Core Duo OSX10.5.4. I have repaired permisions and removed all login items. Once I move the cursor or open up a window the screen clears behind the cursor or window etc... It freezes up at least once or twice a day...
I started up again and attached another screen, the image was normal on both screens. But alone the iMac still starts up with the pixelated screen.
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iMac
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my new imac has recently been displaying a red screen for a split second on startup, does this indicate a problem or not. I'ts my first mac so I know very little about it being a regular pc user.
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
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2H15 later -- My Screen turns black for 1 second and comes back...So is this a heating problem ? Flackering after i played some hours ?Can i do something ?s the first 27" serie not working properly ?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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-Got the iMac refurbished in mid-2010 (2009 iMac i5)
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I eventually got fed-up with certain things about both Windows and certain limitations/glitches within Bootcamp itself and decided it was time to go OSX, and use the machine properly in all it's Apple glory.
I removed the 750gb of the Windows 7 partition, restoring the whole thing back to OSX. At this point, my computer seemed to be working fine still- OSX would boot up in about a minute or so, nothing that seemed out of the ordinary. After that, I still wanted a small partition with Windows 7; so I partitioned 100gb of my drive and proceeded to install Windows 7. During the Windows 7 installation, as had happened the first time I installed Windows 7 with Boot Camp, I got the "Black Screen" issue. If you are unfamiliar with the issue, see here:.......................
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iMac
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Oct 27, 2009
I am currently experiencing problems booting up my imac 17-inch, 1.6GHz (2004 model I think). When I hit the power button the machine starts but the screen rmains black and after about 3 mins of this, the fan goes into overdrive! The only way I can turn the computer on at the moment is to remove the casing and use the on switch located inside the the machine, although this is no guarantee it will work, sometimes it does but the majority of times it will be the same black screen as before. All I am waiting to hear is the part in the top corner (hard drive~?) to click into gear and then it's fine, and the machine seems to work perfectly. But this is not a solution and I fear it is only a matter of time before the machine just explodes altogether
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I bought a Guardian MAXimus hard drive and it seemed to be working fine for the past few weeks. Now all of sudden when starting my Imac 27 I7 the grey screen takes a long time then it get stuck on the blue screen and stays like that. Some times after being on the blue screen it will goto the main page but it takes 3-5 min if it does. When it gets stuck, if I unplug the firewire from the back of the computer from the hard drive it boots up. Any thoughts, their tech support wants me to send the unit back with out doing any testing at home to see what the problem is, seems like a pain in the butt.
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Apr 24, 2012
I have a very old IMac which I purchased back in 2005, and has been working fine. I have left it in storage about 1 and 1/2 years ago. Just now I try to restart it, the screen is forever stuck in the grey screen with the spinning wheel. I tried many times off-on, hold down the apple function key but none worked. I no longer have the rebooting CD with me. I wonder whether the computer can still be saved? I have already backed up the contents so it doesn't matter if fixing the computer requires me to delete all my old files. I think it's tiger or earlier that it's using.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.4)
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My step mom has an iMac. The first gen intel one and the other day out of nowhere there was a white screen with a folder on it and now when you go to start up the iMac the screen just stays white.. What would be the cause of this and what should I do to fix it .. thank you
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My 3-month old iMac was responding very slowly when I used the latest version of Safari. So I forced quit the program. From then on, whenever I turned on the iMac, it would get stuck at the Apple logo start up screen. I had to unplug the power since the machine is getting very hot after 15 mins.
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I press the power button on the side of the wireless keyboard and the green light on the keyboard turns on for about 3 sec and then starts flashing. No fans start up and the screen does nothing.
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iMac and Macbook Pro
Mac OS X (10.6.3)
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Jun 2, 2014
This situation began when I put my Imac on sleep. After, the screen turned on in black whit the cursor but I couldn't do anything.
Then to rebooted the machine, the apple logo and sound began fine but the screen turned off, so moving the mouse the screen turned on in black with cursor.
I'd tried many ways, resetting the PRAM, SMC, repairing the disk and permission, analyzing hardware, repairing fsck files.
Suddenly, when I entered in Verbose mode, mi imac brought into user choose screen and worked fine, but when I shut down and tried to start my mac in the next day, it didn´t work again.
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)
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My screen will flash pink with a yellow apple icon just after the spinning gears has stopped when I start up.
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
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My iMac doesn't come up after turning the power on,the logo keeps running but it doesn't start or open the screen.
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Jan 13, 2010
I have the macbook running on 10.6.2. And when i went to go play the game fill it, it would not start when i hit space, like it is supossed to. It is not the website because I tried many different ones, and i works fiine on my pc. What can do to make it load?
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iMac (20-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 23, 2012
Whenever I start up my Computer, many applications load up also, especially Microsoft programs and I have to close them or it makes the desktop a mess.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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MacBook Pro
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MacBook Pro, iOS 5, Bought in June of last year
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