Hey guys, Im a college student. On moving out day I found that some one had thrown out a MacBook Pro. Took it home and realized why. It doesnt start up. It stays on a white screen for about 6 to 8 minutes and then goes to the apple logo and then shows a circle with a slash through it. I try to boot in safe mode and recovery mode but it wont go into those modes. It just repeats the same boot up. Im wondering if there is anything i can do to salvage this laptop or is it done for. Thanks in advance guys.
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MacBook Pro boot up help needed
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I've had my 2009 macbook pro start exhibiting the same issue. Have you got any solutions yet?
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When this happens, it is because the computer could not find a startup folder on the hard drive. A few things could have caused this. The primary being a corrupted or damaged hard disk drive. The secondary being a user unwittingly deleted it. (Improbably, but not impossible.)
I'd start by replacing the hard drive and reinstalling OS X.
I'd start by replacing the hard drive and reinstalling OS X.
Thank you. This is what I have done, I was able to put the OS on a smaller SSD which I had and replaced the HD with this one. Bingo, she's off and running.