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Black Screen But Can See My Cursor

So every time I boot up my computer I am getting a black screen but my cursor is responsive. I tried rebooting in recovery mode but could not reinstall my OS because of Apple being unable to "verify" my computer. My macbook is a 2010 but I was just as the Genius Bar over Christmas to have my computer checked out and they said everything is running great. Any ideas? Solutions?

I live 3 hours away from the closest apple store so anything anyone can recommend would be helpful.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Mar 11, 2014 6:45 AM

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Mike2371

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Posted on May 29, 2014 4:05 AM

Thank You SO MUCH! Like almost everyone on here I was pulling my hair out on this until I tried the fix!! You are trully a lifesaver 🙂

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simosh

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Dec 18, 2014 6:26 AM in response to jesseinma

worked. thanks.

Dec 29, 2014 8:39 AM in response to jesseinma

jesseinma post is the correct solution! Thanks a lot. I read this over and thought yeah right, yet it was the only one that had likes. Did exactky that and Mac started right up! Thanks again.

kmchavez

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Feb 2, 2015 5:10 PM in response to jesseinma

I am so grateful to you, Jesseinma! I had to try your fix a couple of times but it did come through for me, at last! What a relief! Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to post that fix for us. Thank you!!!!

AriDz

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Feb 5, 2015 6:34 AM in response to jesseinma

Thank you Jesseinma ! You're a life saver !

Feb 11, 2015 7:36 AM in response to jesseinma

Love you, saved my day and made me look good in front of my clients...

Feb 15, 2015 10:50 AM in response to jesseinma

This worked for me too! Thanks so much!

Feb 15, 2015 5:51 PM in response to tracycartaxo

Thanks to the two Tracys!! this fix worked for me!!

Feb 19, 2015 4:01 AM in response to jperr92

try this, worked for me

http://osxdaily.com/2010/11/15/reset-pram-mac/

Feb 19, 2015 8:56 PM in response to jesseinma

THanks Jes.

this works for me

Feb 26, 2015 7:43 AM in response to jesseinma

This worked for my 2009 Macbook Pro. Thanks.

Mar 9, 2015 9:46 AM in response to jesseinma

Jesseinma - your response saved me hours and hours of my life. Thank you so much. Your solution worked like a charm on my Macbook. Thanks, again!

Apr 22, 2015 10:21 AM in response to jesseinma

Another thank-you, jesseinma.

I was going to start pulling out the gray hairs this was causing, but decided to search the forums instead.

In my opinion, the forums beat the genius bar any day of the week.

- Andrew

aelethea

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May 20, 2015 4:48 AM in response to BuggElementary

What a STAR.....I got it going......THANK YOU

AELETHEA

Jun 1, 2015 8:50 PM in response to jesseinma

This is the best Jesseinma! My boyfriend's 2010 Macbook Pro hasn't been working for a good 6 months. When we finally took it into the genius bar he told us the backlight was out and we would have to pay $300 to fix it! I didn't believe he was correct, considering we could still see the curser. Your answer was completely the solution! You should work at the genius bar!

EsamM

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Jun 20, 2015 11:20 AM in response to jesseinma

Thank you Jesse. In the words of my wife, "Woo hoo. You Rock!" Thanks again.

Black Screen But Can See My Cursor