MacBook pro does not boot up.

[Ashalea08]

My MacBook turns on, the logo appears with a loading bar underneath, it only loads about half way then the computer shuts off. I can't get it to turn on. Help! This time last year I had to get a new hard drive for it...if this is the case I'm going to be pissed.
Thanks for any help!!

 

[maflynn]

Did you try booting into the recovery partition? See of that works.

 

[Ashalea08]

Is there where you need the back up disc? Which I don't have...I did the diagnostics testing and there was some kind of error. I also tried to reinstall but I couldnt.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Is there where you need the back up disc? Which I don't have...I did the diagnostics testing and there was some kind of error. I also tried to reinstall but I couldnt.

Do you happen to have a backup external drive made with Time Machine or CCC that you could try?

 

[Weaselboy]

Is there where you need the back up disc? Which I don't have...I did the diagnostics testing and there was some kind of error. I also tried to reinstall but I couldnt.

That test is showing you have bad RAM. Try reseating the RAM modules then run the test again. If you get the same result, you will need to replace the RAM.

It is possible you have a bad drive or something in addition, but you do at minimum have a RAM problem.

 

[Ashalea08]

How do you reset the RAM modules?! I just freakin replaced the hard drive last year...apple is leaving a sour taste in my mouth...not impressed. The computer is barely two years old.
I have an external hard drive that I've been putting my pictures on...don't know if that's the same thing you're talking about.

 

[Weaselboy]

How do you reset the RAM modules?! I just freakin replaced the hard drive last year...apple is leaving a sour taste in my mouth...not impressed. The computer is barely two years old.
I have an external hard drive that I've been putting my pictures on...don't know if that's the same thing you're talking about.

Reseat... not reset. Take the cover off and remove each RAM module then pop it back in. Sometimes that can help with a bad RAM test like this.