When starting up my m1 MacBook Air it’s just immediately starting up with a black screen and ! I can’t get into anything or anything. Can someone help assist please I do not have another computer to connect it to
MacBook Air (2020 or later)
Hi WetHarmonics,
Thanks for reaching out about your computer starting up to an exclamation point. We can help with this. Use the steps in this article to get it up and running again: If your Mac doesn't start up all the way
Take Care.
Hi there,
thanks for your reply however none of the options that are listed in the link show how to fix my MacBook that has the screen in the image I posted all options in either requiring entering recovery mode or booting into safe mode none are possible due to the fault as I can’t boot past this screen
Hi WetHarmonics,
Unfortunately, this is the worst screen that your Mac could show (aside from hardware failures). You might be forced to erase your data.
What this screen means: There is a startup failure on your Mac, and it isn't able to access normal macOS or macOS Recovery. Your Mac cannot fix itself, and it needs outside help.
What to do: You will need these items:
Once you have these items, follow these steps to revive your Mac: Revive or restore a Mac with Apple silicon with Apple Configurator 2 - Apple Support
If you don't have a second Mac available, unfortunately you will need borrow one from a friend, or take your Mac in to the nearest Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider. To set up a repair, please contact Apple Support.
(If you choose to do a repair, no actual hardware will be repaired unless necessary. The error is purely a software problem. I would hope that the "repair" is free of charge.)
M1 MacBook black ! Boot screen
