why is the Mount Point blank?

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MadPark · Answer

It is a MAc Pro 3.2 GHZ Quad Core Intel Xenon , 6GB 1066Mhz Tower.purchased at the beginning of 2013, and now running MAvericks OS (ugh) 10.9.5This unit has had start up issues from the very beginning. They installed my old 2005 model G5 Hard Drivebefore I took it home. The Start -Up internal Hard Drive does not show up in Devices in Finder and the Mount Pointjust has  a forwar slash and that&#x27;s it. I;m thinking I should take it in and have the genius bar set it up .

MadPark · Answer

it shows this:/dev/disk0   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER   0:     Apple_partition_scheme                        *82.0 GB    disk0   1:        Apple_partition_map                         32.3 KB    disk0s1   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            81.8 GB    disk0s3/dev/disk1   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *1.0 TB     disk1   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk1s1   2:                  Apple_HFS Macintosh HD            999.3 GB   disk1s2   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk1s3/dev/disk3   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER   0:     Apple_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk3   1:        Apple_partition_map                         32.3 KB    disk3s1   2:             Apple_Driver43                         28.7 KB    disk3s2   3:             Apple_Driver43                         28.7 KB    disk3s3   4:           Apple_Driver_ATA                         28.7 KB    disk3s4   5:           Apple_Driver_ATA                         28.7 KB    disk3s5   6:             Apple_FWDriver                         262.1 KB   disk3s6   7:         Apple_Driver_IOKit                         262.1 KB   disk3s7   8:              Apple_Patches                         262.1 KB   disk3s8   9:                  Apple_HFS My Passport             499.9 GB   disk3s10/dev/disk4   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *320.1 GB   disk4   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk4s1   2:                  Apple_HFS G Drive Mini            319.7 GB   disk4s2/dev/disk6   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER   0:     Apple_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk6   1:        Apple_partition_map                         32.3 KB    disk6s1   2:                  Apple_HFS Seagate Slim Drive      500.0 GB   disk6s3/dev/disk7   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER   0:      GUID_partition_scheme                        *2.0 TB     disk7   1:                        EFI EFI                     209.7 MB   disk7s1   2:       Microsoft Basic Data Squiggy                 2.0 TB     disk7s2/dev/disk8   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *500.1 GB   disk8   1:                 DOS_FAT_32 LAROSA&#x27;S                500.1 GB   disk8s1Roberts-Mac-Pro:~ robertcurrens$

BDAqua · Answer

So, it&#x27;s the second "Macintosh HD" that isn&#x27;t showing in Finder?If so, that is the way 10.9.5 does it, not on 10.9 at this time but in Finder&gt;Preferences I think there&#x27;s a way to show Computer in the Sidebar.Or...In Finder&#x27;s Menu, select Go menu&gt;Go to Folder, and go to "/volumes". (no quotes)Volumes is where an alias to your hard drive ("/" at boot) is placed at startup, and where all the "mount points" for auxiliary drives are created for you to access them. This folder is normally hidden from view.

MadPark · Answer

THANKS!, at least I have it on the sidebar and can access the library etc. As far as the start up issues I&#x27;ll need to take it in. This thing goes through at least 2 cyclesbefor actually being able to get toi the Log-In Screen

BDAqua · Answer

OK.Or...Open console in Applications&gt;Utilities, check the system log for the date/time of the last problem  &amp; the Startup right after that for clues.Click on the top line we want, Shift plus click on the bottom line we want, CMD+c to copy, then paste the text in a reply with CMD+vA few dozen lines should be about right, hundreds or thousands won&#x27;t likely be readable.

Grant Bennet-Alder · Answer

The Start -Up internal Hard Drive does not show up in Devices in FinderThe Boot Hard drive shows up by name above devices, rather than be explicitly included with devices, which should probably be called "additional devices".and the Mount Point just has a forward slash and that&#x27;s it.The Boot drive is "/", which means top-level in the unix Directory Tree. No need to explicitly reference it by name, it&#x27;s where you are running from.That is all perfectly normal.EDIT: If it takes multiple tries to start up, be sure you have set the Startup Disk usingSystem preferences &gt; startup disk

Allan Jones · Answer

Which of the several Macs in your profile is the one needing attention?

BDAqua · Answer

Open Terminal &amp; paste this in, hit enter key, what does it report?diskutil list