1 MacBook Pro A1226 will not boot with message YOU NEED TO RESTART...
Prior to failing to boot the laptop the screen would begin flashing and lock-up. I would reboot and every thing was find for a while.
Then while working my screen started flashing again and the machine again locked up.
Now when I turn on the machine it chimes, the apple logo appears and the hard drive spins. However after about 30 seconds of trying to boot the screen darkens a little and a message appears:
"You need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button for several seconds or press the restart button."
When I tried to reboot the above mentioned message appeared and reappeared with every attempt to boot.
I have built four PC's. This is my first Mac. Should I play a dirge march and have an open casket funeral or is it salvageable?
Thank you for your help!
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Checked with a repair shop. They said that it could be the Nvidia GPU 8600 or something else wrong with the logic board. We ruled out Hd and operating system corruption by trying to boot from a external HD and install disk. So with these symptoms besides the logic board what are the possible fixes for my mac book pro?
- de Deborah
Mayer, I went to the shop. I ask about my laptop. I was told that they had booted it to a diagnostic CD. I said does that mean you were successful in booting the MBP. They said NO nor did they indicated what was wrong with it. I ask if they had checked the Nivida 8600 chip. They said no and immediately began the test. Yes in under 15 min they found it was the Nivida chip and under warranty by Apple. Furthermore they said that would be able to get the new logic board in two days. So, I should have my laptop back by Friday. Thanks again for your assistance.
- de Deborah
That's really great that you're getting a new logic board but it speaks very poorly about the Apple Genius that you had to diagnose it (or at least come here) to solve your problem.
- de mayer