Macbook started up on Hardware test...

[TreasureIreland]

Hi,

Iv just started up my macbook, and it went to the hardware test screen, i clicked extended test.

However is this just a routine thing, that it makes you do every now and again? Or is it doing this as something is wrong?

Thanks in advance

 

[r.j.s]

Did you hold D on start?

It shouldn't have done it by itself.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

No, what you are experiencing is not at all normal... A Mac should never boot into the Hardware Test on its own. There are only two situations when this is likely to occur:

1. You pressed a key at startup that told the Mac to boot into Hardware Test
2. The Mac's firmware couldn't find any other bootable volumes

 

[TreasureIreland]

Did you hold D on start?

It shouldn't have done it by itself.

Hi!

No I did not hold D on start!

Thanks

 

[r.j.s]

Does it happen every start?

 

[TreasureIreland]

Does it happen every start?

this is the first time it's done it!

Think I used it yesterday, seemed fine! & it probably 10 months old!

Thanks