How to open a mac

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How to open a mac

How to open my MacBook, it’s used, and am trying to open and set it up for Me, the startup screen is black, with a smiley face in the middle, it say to select a WI-Fi network, but the next key does not light, what do I do?

Posted on Jul 7, 2022 9:07 AM

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Tesserax

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Jul 7, 2022 9:16 AM in response to Doci812

Not knowing much about the state of this notebook, I can only offer that you give the following a try:

Try booting it up in Safe Mode. If successful, you should see the macOS Desktop on the notebook's display.

Ref: How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

Was it successful? If not, what were the results?

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Jul 13, 2022 5:18 PM in response to Doci812

Hi Doci812,

It sounds like your Mac started up to macOS Recovery and discovered that it wasn't activated yet.

If a Wi-Fi icon appears in the top right corner of the screen, click on it, and select a nearby Wi-Fi network to join. Ideally, this shouldn't be a "free" Wi-Fi network that doesn't a password. (Those networks typically have a captive portal page that probably won't work here.)

If a Wi-Fi icon doesn't appear, try connecting an Ethernet cable to your Mac using any necessary adapters (such as the Belkin Ethernet to USB-C adapter).

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