[nikonf4] Re: Mac Trouble

  • From: Koichi Mac <nikonf3tmd4@xxxxxxx>
  • To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:25:43 -0800

        Then I think you are thinking wrong.    :->


Koichi Yasutani - a.k.a. Steve + MP
Lakewood, WA U.S.A.
2010 / 11 / 20          19:25 PST

On Nov 20, 2010, at 1917 , Bill O'Connell wrote:

> No type, cult
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nikonf4-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Koichi Mac
> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 10:02 PM
> To: nikonf4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [nikonf4] Re: Mac Trouble
> 
>       Typo?  Culture store??
> 
> On Nov 20, 2010, at 1328 , Bill O'Connell 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.
>> 
>> 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!

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