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Bonora

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Q: Each time I start up my Mac 10.5 I get "Safe Boot" in red. How do I get rid of this? Restart doesn't do it.

Every time I start up my iMac I get a red "Safe Boot" above my name. I cannot get rid of it by rebooting. I also have no sound or the ability to shut down. Help

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Dec 28, 2012 10:16 AM

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Q: Each time I start up my Mac 10.5 I get "Safe Boot" in red. How do I get rid of this? Restart doesn't do it.

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by WZZZ,

WZZZ Dec 28, 2012 1:44 PM in response to Bonora
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Dec 28, 2012 1:44 PM in response to Bonora

A PRAM reset should take care of the Safe Booting. Cmd-Option(alt)-P-R at the startup chime. Listen for two more chimes, total 3 chimes, then let go of all the keys to finish booting.

What happens when you try to shut down? Details?
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by Texas Mac Man,

Texas Mac Man Dec 28, 2012 2:42 PM in response to Bonora
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Dec 28, 2012 2:42 PM in response to Bonora

To startup in Safe Boot mode, you depress the Shift key at startup. Are you depressing the Shift key?

It doesn't hurt anything to boot into Safe mode. Actually it will fix some problems. See What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? (Mac OS X)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107392 May take a while to run, but it usually "fixes" problems.

 Cheers, Tom
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HT201262: Try safe mode if your Mac doesn't finish starting up

Q: Each time I start up my Mac 10.5 I get "Safe Boot" in red. How do I get rid of this? Restart doesn't do it.

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