That would be the intuitive thing to do... "Bill O'Connell" <woc2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Did you go to the cult store and get it fixed? > > > >From: nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >Behalf Of Dave >Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 8:18 AM >To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Mac Trouble > > > >Thanks, Koichi. I did the updates too and it worked fine afterwards. I >can't >boot, so I can't get to any of those remedies. I can't restore either, >because it won't boot to the system disk either. > > > > > > _____ > >From: Koichi Mac <nikonf3tmd4@xxxxxxx> >To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Sat, November 20, 2010 6:28:42 AM >Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Mac Trouble > > >I did the Mac OS, Safari and iTunes updates early this week. The Mac >OS >update was pretty big one, something like 678 MB. It took a few >minutes >even for my MacPro to reboot after the update, but I haven't had any >problem. > > Is your FW HD backup the clone of your internal drive? Assuming it is >so, and if it doesn't boot up from that either, maybe you have either >problem with your logic board or memory, or however remote, a corrupt >updated files on your HD. If you don't hear HD clicking repeatedly, >your HD >is probably OK. And if you can manage to boot up, <About This Mac> ><More >Info> <Hardware> <Diagnostics> will show the state at the time of boot >up. > > > > >Koichi Yasutani - a.k.a. Steve + MP >Lakewood, WA U.S.A. >2010 / 11 / 20 03:29 PST > >On Nov 19, 2010, at 2059 , Dave wrote: > >> I made an appointment for 3PM tomorrow; there was nothing open for >morning. >> Minor progress: I got the system disk to eject.I have my original HD >that >I could install, but somehow it doesn't seem like a HD crash. God, this >PC >is slow and fidgety. >> >> From: Jay Paxton <JayPax@xxxxxxxx> >> To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Fri, November 19, 2010 11:39:20 PM >> Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Mac Trouble >> >> I know the last thing you want to go is go to the Apple Store and >fight a >crowd of teeny-boppers to the Genius Bar, but that is your best bet to >getting it fixed quickly. Go online and make the appointment at the >Genius >Bar tonight and it won't be so bad. >> >> From: Dave >> Sent: Fri 11/19/2010 10:25 PM >> To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [nikonf4] Mac Trouble >> >> I was using my Macbook 13" laptop tonight when suddenly it froze in >Safari >and the Force Quit didn't work. Neither did anything else. I held the >power >button down, and it shut off. >> >> Now when I try to turn it on, it starts to boot, chimes, and the >little >thermometer comes up. It's the one that shows when you have a long >startup >sequence to go through. Then the whole thing powers off instead of >booting. >If I hold down the power button until the long tone sounds, the same >thing >happens. I inserted my OS disk hoping to do a restore, and it just ate >that; >it won't eject no matter what, and there's no paper clip hole. >> >> Power on, progress thermometer moves to about 5% then restarts a >couple of >times, then it powers off. I powered up and connected my firewire >backup HD >but it's no help. >> >> This Macbook has been flawless since 12/06, and I just installed the >latest big OS and Safari updates last night. It worked perfectly all >day, >however. >> >> Any ideas, gang? >> >> Don't make me go to the Apple Store on Saturday! -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.