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KurtNYC

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2. I am fully backed up

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 04:17 PM

Aug 2014

to both an external HD and another machine.

Pretty sure I ran disc repair but now MacScan(s). I took it to Genius bar last week and they said it was too old for them to work on but suggested that it is 'probably the hard drive.' If I can't get it going I will swap the drive out for a new one (2TB for $60) and reload everything.

Thanks.

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Mystery start up hang issue in 10.6.8 -- only to Beach ball or Safe Mode [View all] KurtNYC Aug 2014 OP

I hate to say it, but do you back up your data? ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2014 #1

I am fully backed up KurtNYC Aug 2014 #2

Software conflict? Zorro Aug 2014 #3

Did you solve it? cquintero Dec 2014 #4

Try booting in "verbose mode" sir pball Dec 2014 #5