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Considering NVMe M.2 boot for 2014 iMac 5k, Have Questions
Hi - in my iMac 15,1 I have USB 3.0 and ThunderBolt 2. I am considering an external enclosure connecting via TB as a boot option if I will see appreciable performance gains. I have a 1TB Fusion drive going on now. Looking for connecting 2 NVMe's. A double enclosure would be choice. One... -
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Late-2011 MacBook Pro doesn’t boot
Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself by asking for help. I was introduced here by B S Magnet because I was told you folks are a community around PowerPC/early Intel-based Macs that are no longer supported by Apple. I know the MacBook I currently have is notorious for its finicky GPU, but with...- PurpleRose
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- boot late 2011 late 2011 mbp macbook pro 15 2011
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- Forum: Early Intel Macs
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Help troubleshooting a problem
Hey guys so I've got an iMac mid 2007 24" model number a1225 and I'm having some issues with it. When I try to boot up the computer I hear the chime and then the screen stays white and I get nothing. I've replaced the hard drive so I know that's good. I have software available to load I've... -
MacBook Pro Retina 15 late 2013 won't boot. Please help!
Unfortunately I’ve got a big problem. Let me introduce myself, I’m Covid-19 researcher based in northert Italy, just a bit abroad from you. I constantly work with my MacBook 15” late 2013 and I have a tons of patients data inside it. Suddently my MacBook stop power on for no reason (no Water no...- slimmy18222
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- 15 inch 2013 boot charger logic board macbook problem retina
- Replies: 7
- Forum: MacBook Pro
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iPhone 6S Boot Loop + No Recovery
Hello everyone I currently have iPhone 6s that is failing to boot, The phone will not power up unless it is plugged in to the charger/PC even then when the phone powers up the apple logo appears and then the phone restarts and is stuck in this loop constantly. I have been trying endlessly for...- Alex Roberts
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- boot iphone loop recovery
- Replies: 3
- Forum: iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting
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Early 2011 - No boot, chime, or startup sounds - Thoughts for fixing?
Hi all, I have an early 2011 15" Macbook pro, yes the one with the graphics issue 😅. Keeping this one alive has been a real struggle, having Apple "repair" it on three different occasions before they accepted fault...anyways I'm having a new issue that is leaving me scratching my head. Several...- gageoleighton
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- black screen boot early 2011 no chime
- Replies: 9
- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Deleted big sur partition and now Mac only boots into recovery
Even after I select my Catalina partition as the default, or boot into hard disk selection, my Mac still boots into macOS recovery instead of the OS. Any ideas? It still finds my catalina users which is the first screen on macOS recovery.- dhruveonmars
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- boot recovery
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- Forum: macOS Big Sur (11)
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Macbook Pro Won’t Boot Properly
Recently my friends macbook updated to Catalina and he had issues with wifi and the screen flashing. He decided to factory reset it and now it won’t boot at all, and booting into recovery mode brings this screen up. Is there anything I can do for this?- chrisb885
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- boot catalina macbook macbook pro pro wifi
- Replies: 4
- Forum: MacBook Pro
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New 2020 5k iMac having trouble with 4 new dimm sticks. 3 new +1 OEM work just fine. :o
Howdy, I bought a 64gb ram upgrade kit from OWC for my brand new 2020 5k iMac, 27 incher. However, strange boot issues abound when I try to install all 4 sticks at once. 2 OEM sticks and 2 empty slots = boot normally 1 OEM stick + 3 OWC sticks = boot normally 4 OWC sticks = failed boot When...- manhattanmac
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- boot imac issues memory owc problem ram
- Replies: 24
- Forum: iMac
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iMac no longer recognizes USB installer
Hi folks, my 2019 5K iMac (which came with Mojave from factory) doesn't recognize when booting (with alt key pressed to access the boot options) a USB installer of Mojave and backwards (El Capitan etc), they literally don't show up when boot options appear. Funny thing is, it ONLY recognizes a... -
iPhone X - Apple Logo Boot Issue - STORAGE FULL
Hey everyone, This morning I woke up to my iPhone X stuck in reboot mode (Black Screen & Apple Logo). I was just on a long trip and accumulated tons of media which is why my storage is completely full. I am desperately trying to figure out how I can fix this WITHOUT performing a factory reset...- AveryWrubleski
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- boot data full iphone 10 recovery reset screen storage stuck
- Replies: 3
- Forum: iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting
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White screen at boot
On my 27" corei7 mid2010 iMac, i get every now and then a white screen, that seems to cover up the users login page. This occurs just before the Apple logo and the Chime sound. Normally when this occurs, thinking that its a freeze, i do a restart by using the power button. But today i acted as... -
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Startup Security Utility Password
The T2 chip and Apple SSD is more interweaved than I or the Apple Tech Support thought. I installed a Samsung Nvme 970 Evo Plus via Pcie slot in my 2019 Mac Pro to serve as the OS drive. This would leave the original 4TB Apple SSD that the Mac came with as my Media drive for video editing...- LeonPro
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- boot chip external password system security utility
- Replies: 0
- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
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How do I boot to Windows 7 (32 bit) with my Macbook 2017 running Catalina?
Bootcamp will not let me install anything besides window 10 and I cannot find the instructions to create a bootable windows 7 usb using catalina anywhere online. Please help!- allthingsmainy
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- boot boot camp
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 won't boot
I purchased this 12-Core Mac Pro 5,1 (see my sig) as-is a few weeks ago from a local reseller for a very low price. They had almost two dozen they were looking to move and in hindsight. I probably should have bought two for parts redundancy alone. My plan was to spec it out (mostly for photo... -
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Can't boot to Mac OS after inserting Win10 HDD
Recently I have to inserted functional Windows 10 HD from another Mac Pro 5,1 into one of empty HD bays inside Mac Pro 2,1 2007. I didn't touched Mac OS Drive. Selected Windows volume as startup disk, restarted and Windows successfully worked. But now i want to start Mac OS on another drive and...- arkviz
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- boot mac win wont
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- Forum: Mac OS X Lion (10.7)
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Mac mini wont start and wont going recovery mode
So my mac froze and after rebooting there where some issues with a program so I did another reboot and this time it will stop and shutdown if it is in the logo boot screen(it runs for 75% and stops). Even when I try to to cmd+r it wont go into recovery mode. Is there another fix as I need the... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Working guide to reinstall MacOS on Mac Pro 3.1 (2008)?
Hello, I've trawled the Internet and performed so many steps I can't recall now! I have a 2008 Mac Pro 3.1 which I want to sell on and have taken the hard drive out. I simply want to install MacOS (any version) onto it to resell and have a fresh working OS to sell/demonstrate that it works to... -
Macbook pro won't start - goes to startup disk hard drive boot screen
Hi folks, I have a fairly old Macbook Pro (I think it's 2011/12). I was using it last night then the battery cut out. When I went to charge it up and power up, it gave me this screen (pic attached). Do you know why this has happened, and do you have any advice as to steps I should take? I...- sibby
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- boot harddrive macbook macbookpro 2012 recovery disk startup
- Replies: 2
- Forum: MacBook Pro
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How do I remove the Catalina patch?
I have a mac pro 2008 3,1 system 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 8 GB 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB I recently installed the Catalina patch, but now my system is running more slowly and I'm having issues with apps. So, I just want to wipe my system and install whatever...- Sean Udy
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- boot catalina patch
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
