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Strange block of text around cursor preventing me to use my Mac Pro
This happened last week on my Mac Pro. I read a couple of things about it, but no real solutions.
I think it's some kind of hardware problem, because I removed all of the hard drives and put in another hard drive with a different OS and have the same problem.
Does anyone have a fix for this?
Thanks!
Mac Pro, OS X 10.11
Are you able to log in under "Safe Mode" and use your Mac that way?
Are you able to log in under "Safe Mode" and use your Mac that way?
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Sometimes, merely restarting a Mac in "Safe Mode" followed by restarting normally fixes problems that would otherwise be too time-consuming or tedious to resolve. The reasons involve certain specific tasks Safe Mode invokes. Apple used to explain them in that Support document, but they don't any more.
Try (Apple menu) > System Preferences... > Accessibility > Vision > Zoom
De-select those options.
I can't get into the Apple menu.
Very strange. I put all of the hard drives back in, started it in safe mode and the problem was gone. Restarted it and everything back to normal.
It worked fine for 5 minutes and now it started again. It freezes my cursor with that strange transparent block of text. I have to manually shut it down
A frozen cursor is beginning to resemble a hardware fault. Does it occur in "Safe Mode"?
Strange block of text around cursor preventing me to use my Mac Pro
