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breadlover1995

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Dec 5, 2011
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ok so it all started when i restarted manually and it just gets stuck at the apple logo and is that never ending circle. so i knew what to do because this is not the first time this has happened to me , in fact my mac has been giving me many problems since i bought it. so when i restarted and pressed c it first of all took over 9 min just to recognize the disk and start up. then i erased my drive and went to do a clean install however it says '"the installer could not copy the necessary support files mac" so after i researched it a bit i came to the conclusion that the cd was bad so i downloaded a dmg of the cd from the internet when i tried starting the computer up pressing option to get the start up disk i just get 3 beep over and over again. when i researched that most people said that ram would most probably be the issue. im not positive however that that would be the isue! i am without apple care but still have my warrenty. i am in jordan and dont think theres a apple store here. i am going to the USA in a month so i would end up sending it in there. i wold like to know if there going to give me problrms or tell me i have to pay for repairs. or in general if any one would know there response to this problem. :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
 
Three beeps are usually related to memory failing. There is not much you can do except wait until you return to the US and have a genius take a look at it.

In the meantime: Try to take out the RAM, put it back in. Try to swap the two banks or leave one or the other out. Maybe it is just one stick failing.
 
I had the same problem with my last MBP. Solved it by removing the defective RAM module and surviving with 1/2 RAM untill I bought 2 new (and larger) modules
 
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