Macbook GPU Dead?

[MyMacLovesMeAndILoveMyMac]

Hello, I have a Macbook 1st gen, with 2 gigs or ram, and Intel Core Duo. I have a Macbook Pro, but I want to use my old Macbook for a secondary Mac. But it has a problem. When I try to boot, instead of showing the login screen, it shows to shades of blue and a spinning wheel. I have heard the Macbook Pro 2011 has this problem sometimes but I have a Macbook 1,1. I have tried booting into safe mode, doing fsck -fy, and many other things, but none of them work. I don't think it is worth it to take it to a Apple Store considering it is like 9 years old. Any other methods I can try? It is running Snow Leopard.

 

[gooser]

i would be surprised if the apple store will even look at it. you may have to find someone else which i guess is the reason you are here.

 

[Max(IT)]

Hello, I have a Macbook 1st gen, with 2 gigs or ram, and Intel Core Duo. I have a Macbook Pro, but I want to use my old Macbook for a secondary Mac. But it has a problem. When I try to boot, instead of showing the login screen, it shows to shades of blue and a spinning wheel. I have heard the Macbook Pro 2011 has this problem sometimes but I have a Macbook 1,1. I have tried booting into safe mode, doing fsck -fy, and many other things, but none of them work. I don't think it is worth it to take it to a Apple Store considering it is like 9 years old. Any other methods I can try? It is running Snow Leopard.

does it works connected to an external display ?

 

[Dwayne82]

- Can you move the beachball (colored spinning wheel)?
- Did you try to boot from an installation-disk or -stick? (hold down the "option"-key while booting and choose the disk/stick.)
- Did you try the target-disk-mode?