TS1884: Safe Boot takes longer than normal startup
Learn about Safe Boot takes longer than normal startup
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Aug 18, 2012 2:01 PM in response to fekeyby BDAqua,That generally means a really messed up Hard Drive, does it boot from an Insall Disc using the c key?
Does anything show as a boot choice if you hold Option key at bootup?
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Aug 18, 2012 9:01 PM in response to BDAquaby fekey,I think youre right about the hard drive. Tried every tip i got but nothing worked
When i press options screen comes up to enter a pwd. I dont have any. Maybe there a defaualt pwd.
Any ideas?
Txs
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Aug 18, 2012 9:13 PM in response to fekeyby BDAqua,Do you have Filevault or Firmware password protection in Mac OS X ...
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Aug 18, 2012 9:50 PM in response to fekeyby BDAqua,Did you buy this used, or maybe it has a blank PW & just hit enter for it?
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Aug 19, 2012 4:14 AM in response to fekeyby roam,If you have never started up this MacBook, it sounds like from what you have said, that there is a firmware protection in place.
"When i press options screen comes up to enter a pwd."
In the interests of preserving security for the Mac users who do use this security measure, I think it would be best if you took it into an Apple Repair shop and asked them to 'unlock' it.
If you do that, I thank you.