Macbook Pro with OS X Mavericks doesn't restart normally

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Macbook Pro with OS X Mavericks doesn't restart normally

I have a 13-inch, late 2009 Macbook Pro running OS X Mavericks (10.9.5). The processor is 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and I have 8GB 1067 MHz DDR3 memory installed.

Whenever I shut down the computer, it won't start up normally and I usually have to go to OS X Utilities during the start up and have to repair the disk and disk permissions. I stumbled upon this somewhat random solution accidentally. It doesn't work all the time but it works most of the time. I then restart the computer and if I'm lucky the computer starts.

It's getting really frustrating as I can't seem to find a reliable solution to the problem and I've had this problem for quite a few months. While I'm working, the computer would suddenly freeze and I have to troubleshoot for hours (I'm not kidding!) just to get my Macbook Pro started.

Any help is highly appreciated! Thanks for reading.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Jul 5, 2015 1:46 PM

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mario49

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Jul 7, 2015 12:50 PM in response to GaxMax

Hey GaxMax,

Thanks for the question. If I understand correctly, the computer does not start normally. It looks like you have already done some troubleshooting. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help the issue.

Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup - Apple Support

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

Have a good one,

Mario

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GaxMax Author

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Jul 7, 2015 8:48 PM in response to mario49

Hi Mario,

Thanks for your reply. I re-installed OS X Mavericks and it seemed to have solved the problem.

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