I have an old iBook, I forget the specifics as I don't have it on hand. It doesnt start up and displays a gray screen with an apple. What should I do?

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I have an old iBook, I forget the specifics as I don't have it on hand. It doesnt start up and displays a gray screen with an apple. What should I do?

I think it is an iBook G4 or something, if I remember correctly. It is quite old, as I even researched the thing on Wikipedia. (I'm now using a MBP) I tried turning it on to see if it still works well, and all I would get is the gray screen forever. I tried using different tricks and keyboard combinations to get it to work, and nothing. Anything I can do? I figure if it is a computer that has been wiped clean of data and documents, it should still be useful, I think. THanks.

Posted on May 26, 2013 6:40 PM

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May 27, 2013 12:24 PM in response to schmitzamanda

Hello,

Troubleshooting portables that won't turn on or start up

http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25686?viewlocale=en_US

Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1367

Other things to try.

See if you can open the disc drive. Depress the mouse pad at startup. If you get it open, insert a system disc & see if it will start from the disc. Depress the C key at startup.

Will it boot in Safe Mode? See

What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? (Mac OS X)

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107392

Takes a while to run, but it usually "fixes" problems.

Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

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