White screen at startup and stays?? How can I get past this?
White screen at startup and stays?? How can I get past this?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
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I changed the batteries in the keyboard and rebooted holding the shift button down. I'm still on the white screen, with the fan going, but now there is a bar at the bottom. Should I try to reboot again, or just let it keep going?
Safe Boot is perfoming a disk integrity check and repair process which may take a long time. Let it complete, though if the startup disk requires repair to begin with, it is likely already in a failed state.
If the Mac eventually starts, take that opportunity to back up your important data if you have not already done so. It may be your last.
White screen at startup and stays?? How can I get past this?