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Blue screen appears when booting

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Posted on Aug 17, 2018 8:58 AM

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Posted on Aug 17, 2018 9:19 AM

I would call that a pixelated blue screen—this looks like a hardware fault.

You give no back ground on what kind of machine you have, what macOS you are running, any back ground information in an effort to paint a bigger picture. You don't mention if it boots further or is stuck there; does it resolve?


Under the circumstances I suggest you take it in—

In or out of warranty you can get a free over the counter 'Apple Service Diagnostics' test and ask specifically for the VST (Video Systems Test)



https://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

https://checkcoverage.apple.com/

https://support.apple.com/my-support



If you see a blue screen at startup

About the screens you see when your Mac starts up - Apple Support

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Aug 17, 2018 9:19 AM in response to sreegmax

I would call that a pixelated blue screen—this looks like a hardware fault.

You give no back ground on what kind of machine you have, what macOS you are running, any back ground information in an effort to paint a bigger picture. You don't mention if it boots further or is stuck there; does it resolve?


Under the circumstances I suggest you take it in—

In or out of warranty you can get a free over the counter 'Apple Service Diagnostics' test and ask specifically for the VST (Video Systems Test)



https://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

https://checkcoverage.apple.com/

https://support.apple.com/my-support



If you see a blue screen at startup

About the screens you see when your Mac starts up - Apple Support

Blue screen appears when booting

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