After login screen I just get a gray screen (Mac Pro)
I'm hoping someone might be able to help me get my computer rebooted properly, because I'm stuck!
I wish I could give exact tech specs for my Mac Pro, but I don't have them written down anywhere besides System Profiler...
- I've had it since 2008 or 2009
- There are four internal drives
- Two external drives
- 12GB RAM
- Running the latest version of Mountain Lion
Here's the story:
I had to force shut down my machine because it locked up in screensaver mode. I have it set to never sleep because when it does, I often can't wake it back up and have to force shut down.
I turned it back on, and it returned to the login screen.
I received a message saying my computer was not shut down properly, and do I want to reopen my apps. I hit OK and logged in.
After that, just gray. I hear drives spinning for a while, but then everything quiets down and remains at a gray screen. I can see the mouse cursor and move it around, but that's it.
I forced shut down again, and this time said Cancel when asked if I wanted to reopen apps. It didn't make a difference.
I force shut down again, and this time unplugged all peripherals and external drives. Still goes to gray screen after logging in.
Mac Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)