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MBP has bluescreen, won't boot, etc.

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Kanthony

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Nov 22, 2009
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I searched and tried all of the solutions that I could find to help my situation, but none have prevailed. I have a 2009 2.53ghz 8gb 500gb 7200 macbook pro, running latest version of snow lep 10.6.4. It's been running fine since I got it last august, now today I started it, and I get the bluescreen that seems to refresh itself with a slight flicker every 10 seconds with a new bluescreen with the spiraling activity dots. I tried booting from a disc, and it nothing changed. I tried booting in safe mode, and it the bar would fill up, then it goes right back to bluescreen. I don't have a screwdriver on me, so I can't take the battery out. Anyone have any ideas?
 
So if you boot from the install disc, you still get the blue screen? It doesn't go to the installation setup screen?
 
Right, even when I put the osx install discs in, and press "C" and boot off the disc, it does nothing. I'll see if I can record a video of what it does and upload it.
 
Grannyville7989 said:
So if you boot from the install disc, you still get the blue screen? It doesn't go to the installation setup screen?
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this, or your hard drive may have died

Kanthony said:
Right, even when I put the osx install discs in, and press "C" and boot off the disc, it does nothing. I'll see if I can record a video of what it does and upload it.
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hmmm really now need, sounds like either a logic board or a hard drive thing, does it go to a screen with a folder symbols and question mark on it?
 
TopHatPlus said:
hmmm really now need, sounds like either a logic board or a hard drive thing, does it go to a screen with a folder symbols and question mark on it?
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No, it just goes to the bluescreen, and every 10-15 seconds the rotating balls with appear and then disappear.
 
I would believe that it's a serious hardware problem that you've got there. The fact that you can't even even boot from the install disc is of serious concern.
 
About 4 weeks ago, I added an 8gb ram upgrade, I wonder if perhaps one of the sticks went bad?
 
Unfortunately it's not, it's 1 month out of warranty. Sorry for failing to mention the ram upgrade in the original post. I really think its the ram. Tomorrow morning I'll replace it with the original ram and see if it boots up. Will post results!
 
Thanks for the help. It turned out it was the hard drive. 4 month old seagate 500gb 7200rpm
 
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