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karkid

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Jul 25, 2010
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So smartass that i am was resetting SMC but hit Shift Option Command power. with the power plugged in computer turned on with a loading bar that goes about quarter of the way turns into a spinning wheel and then turns off.

Done this cycle 5 times now! what did i do help please

Made a video of what is happening :confused:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYFH40Gf2E0
 
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So smartass that i am was resetting SMC but hit Shift Option Command power. with the power plugged in computer turned on with a loading bar that goes about quarter of the way turns into a spinning wheel and then turns off.

Done this cycle 5 times now! what did i do help please

You could call Apple? :confused:
 
So smartass that i am was resetting SMC but hit Shift Option Command power. with the power plugged in computer turned on with a loading bar that goes about quarter of the way turns into a spinning wheel and then turns off.

Done this cycle 5 times now! what did i do help please

Hold down command+r and see if you can bring up the recovery partition.

Otherwise, contact Apple. shift+option+command+power shouldn't do anything. I just tried it with my computer and it doesn't work, and hasn't since the switch from OS9 to OSX.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TA20557
 
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