Donna Jones1
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Q: 2006 Mac Pro "grey screen & beachball"

My 2006 Mac Pro will start up with the chime and the regular start screen with the Apple logo appears. Then the screen goes grey and I get spinning beach ball, Anyone have any idea what's going on? I want to keep this Mac going because it has an older version of Creative Suite, iMovie 6HD and Final Cut Studio, all of which I use from time to time.

Thanks for any assist.

Posted on Aug 15, 2015 10:24 AM

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Q: 2006 Mac Pro "grey screen & beachball"

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  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Aug 15, 2015 10:29 AM in response to Donna Jones1
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    Aug 15, 2015 10:29 AM in response to Donna Jones1

    What OSX version?

  • by The hatter,

    The hatter The hatter Aug 15, 2015 10:42 AM in response to Donna Jones1
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    Aug 15, 2015 10:42 AM in response to Donna Jones1

    You should be CLONING and maintaining good working backups!!!

     

    Go buy CCC http://www.bombich.com

     

    Enable checksum on all file copies.

     

    you may need though to begin with a clean system, for safety, for maintenance (never to be used for operations)

    - and clone that also to be the start of your new SSD boot device -

    a clean install of the system on Samsung XP941 256 or 512GB (attaches to PCIe with Lycom adapter $25)

    Setup Assistant will help.. in the end.

     

    Leaving out details does not help us though. But the above is true for any Mac Pro and OS X version.

  • by Donna Jones1,

    Donna Jones1 Donna Jones1 Aug 15, 2015 11:11 AM in response to lllaass
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    Aug 15, 2015 11:11 AM in response to lllaass

    Sorry. It's running OS 10.6.8

  • by Grant Bennet-Alder,

    Grant Bennet-Alder Grant Bennet-Alder Aug 15, 2015 12:18 PM in response to Donna Jones1
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    Aug 15, 2015 12:18 PM in response to Donna Jones1

    the Apple logo appears

    The Apple logo is loaded off your Boot Drive, it is not in the Mac's ROM. So you are getting at least one load of "stuff" off your Boot Drive. Then something is getting stalled.

     

    I suggest you enable Verbose Mode, let it run, and write down the last three lines on the screen when it stops adding new lines, and post them here.

     

    Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode - Apple Support

     

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    If you have another drive you can boot from, or the 10.6 Installer/Utilities DVD, you could boot from that and run Disk Utility (Repair Disk [directory]) against your Boot Drive.

     

    To use the DVD for Utilities, answer only the "what language" question, and do not proceed. Wait a quarter minute and the MenuBar to be drawn. Look for Utilities on the Menus and Choose Disk Utility.