I installed some updates... now when the computer re-started I got the message "No bootable device-- Insert boot disk and press any key" Does anyone have any insight as to why this happened? I am taking it into the Apple store tomorrow. Has this happened to anyone else?
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Kappy need ur help,my Mac is not responding ...turning on Macbook air late 2010 it shows this
pressing power button and holding option it shows internet recovery ....wat should I do now....nthg else working help please...thanks!!!
After starting Internet recovery a window popped out and I selected "use English as a main language " after that it it showed Mac os X utilities and selecting disk utility shows this
SMART status is verified but I don't why it is showing disk image having sub folder as Mac OS X base system....and now nothing working ...how should make my Mac as new as I bought...how should I use this ....help please!!!! Thanks for your time @kappy
Try this:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
After I ran the Repair Disk button, it said that there did not seem to be a problem with the disk... Does that mean that no errors were reported? I am doing the Repair Permissions thing now.
It may. Did you get a "Verified" report on the SMART status? After repairs try restarting again but try using Safe Mode this time. If all is well then restart normally.
Hi..I was facing the same issue in lion in the morning...long press the option key on startup..u will get 2 options MAC HD and Recorvery HD..go to Recovery HD then go to Disk Utility....Click on Disk Utility on menu bar and click Startup Disk...then select ur MAC drive as startup..it should solve the prob...if Recovery mode is nt present in 10.6...u can try using DVD...hope it helps...
I installed some updates... now when the computer re-started I got the message "No bootable device-- Insert boot disk and press any key" Does anyone have any insight as to why this happened?
It means you're trying to boot from a damaged Boot Camp installation. Repairing your Mac OS startup volume will have no effect whatsoever.
It did say verified. I re-started and all appears to be well... Thanks, you're awesome! You'd be even awesome-er if you can answer this... everything in the long list of permissions issues had to do with my AirPort. Any idea?
Linc- I repaired it and it seems to be running fine.
Most likely just a problem with installation permissions. If you repeat Repair Permissions do you get the same errors? Or are they all fixed?
"No bootable device-- Insert boot disk and press any key"
