Please help with this startup panic!

[powpow]

Trying to start my MacBook Pro, I get the following when the apple appears (see pic).

I repaired disk permissions without luck. It won't start in Safe Mode.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[Unhyper]

I think you are going to have to boot with Command-R and reinstall OSX.

 

[powpow]

Ran the hardware test and got:

4SNS/1/40000001:IDOR-0.000

 

[Unhyper]

Ran the hardware test and got:

4SNS/1/40000001:IDOR-0.000

With the machine plugged in?

 

[powpow]

No, unplugged right now. It needs to be plugged in during a hardware test? It's doing the extended test now to verify, but still not plugged in.

I would just reinstall OSX but it's my bosses computer and there is no disc and he probably hasn't done Time Machine in a loooong time.

 

[Shubbeh]

At least it's giving you very useful information such as your uptime in nanoseconds
Sorry, I have nothing useful to contribute to this discussion, but that bit of info in your screenshot amused me.

 

[powpow]

At least it's giving you very useful information such as your uptime in nanoseconds
Sorry, I have nothing useful to contribute to this discussion, but that bit of info in your screenshot amused me.

Ha, I only wish I could find that amusing right now.

I just want the damn computer to start but it's not looking good.

 

[Unhyper]

No, unplugged right now. It needs to be plugged in during a hardware test? It's doing the extended test now to verify, but still not plugged in.

I would just reinstall OSX but it's my bosses computer and there is no disc and he probably hasn't done Time Machine in a loooong time.

People have reported getting that false result from the hardware test when unplugged, and it going away by plugging in the AC power.