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User profile for user: Marker227
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Startup Disk Prompt upon Restart?

Okay, so every now and then (more recent now) when I restart my Mac Pro it doesn't start and go to the homescreen. It gives me the "Reinstall Mac" prompt along with "Restore form Time Machine" and a few other selections... I'm always able to just go to the Startup Disk and reboot from my Mac volume, but I'm wondering why this is happening?


I feel like maybe my HD is slowly failing? I have run tests on it through various programs and the drive keeps passing 100%.


What do you think it could be?

Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Mar 1, 2013 6:42 AM

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User profile for user: Linc Davis
Linc Davis
User level: Level 10
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Mar 1, 2013 11:15 AM in response to Marker227

Is that like a PRAM reset?


The link answers your question.


The other issue I'm having is that my login items keep disappearing whenever I restart.


That's a separate issue.


Triple-click the line below to select it:

~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginitems.plist

Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select

Services ▹ Show Info

from the contextual menu. An Info dialog should open.

Does the dialog show "You can read and write" in the Sharing & Permissions section?
In the General section, is the box labeled Locked checked?
What is the Modified date?
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Startup Disk Prompt upon Restart?

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