I'm a bit of a moron when it comes to computers, so if anybody is decent with Macs, a little help would be much appreciated.

Out of nowhere today, my Macbook locked up. Naturally, I powered it off, waited about 15 seconds, and restarted it. Instead of booting up, it got stuck on the grey screen with the apple in the middle...and just sat and spun for about 20 minutes before I finally powered down again.

It did the same exact thing on the 2nd restart, so I powered off again.

Did a google search and go to a forum that had about 5 possible fixes...I've tried most of them with no success.

Holding shift for safe mode won't get it to boot.
Command + S and typing "fsck -fy" at promp returns some error and won't boot it.
Command + V for verbose mode (whatever the fuck that is) won't get it to boot.
Resetting the PRAM (whatever the fuck that is) by holding down Command + Option + P + R won't get it to boot.

All of the other suggestions I'm too much of a computer n00b to have any idea how to try.

I know this isn't a Mac forum, but has anybody had the same problem? Does anybody have any new advice or possible fixes?

Thanks in advance. Let the Mac vs. PC troll show begin...

its the beginning of the end of that computer. good thing Christmas is around the corner

 

Originally Posted by SmokeyCasinos

any post of yours that isnt a photo shop sucks

throw some water on it

let it dry

then reboot.

 

Originally Posted by voorh33s

so you paid 2.5x the price of the equivalent pc laptop and it still doesn't work? sux bro

lol i didn't pay shit for it...was a gift.

and it's been 6 years now...ran like a gem until today. haven't put a cent into the computer, in fact.

anybody have any actual advice?

 

Originally Posted by JRoth15

lol i didn't pay shit for it...was a gift.

and it's been 6 years now...ran like a gem until today. haven't put a cent into the computer, in fact.

anybody have any actual advice?

If it ran for 6 years then you got your money's worth, move on. Can't remember the last time I had a laptop longer than 2 years, they just don't last forever.

This happened to me except I was stuck on a blue screen for a little too. Took it in and my hard drive was crashed.

I'd like to know what kind of voodoo you used to get a laptop to run 6 years.

Yeah, sounds like your hard drive is fried.

If all you want is a porn machine, asus has really good quality machines for cheap.

 

Originally Posted by Niceguy

Yeah, sounds like your hard drive is fried.

If all you want is a porn machine, asus has really good quality machines for cheap.

Thanks...I'll look into it.

Feared it was hard drive...aren't they supposed to make like a weird noise when the machine is starting if the hard drive is failing tho?

 

Originally Posted by Southpaw16

I still had mine under warranty so they fixed it for free....I think it would have been $200 if I wasnt under warranty.

I know I had the AppleCare package or whatever...but have no idea where any of that info is.

Was yours making like a squealing sound when starting? Or anything else out of the ordinary? How old was it when it failed?

I'm a little skeptical taking this advice from a black man...I've never met a black guy in IT.

Just kidding...think I should just scrap it and get an iPad. But then I can't watch porn, can i?

Try taking out your battery and putting it back in, worked for me when I got blue screened.

And Mac > PC obv, I've had my MacBook almost 4 years now and it performs the same as it did the day I got it

EDIT: OP, have you got an external hard drive? I found mine ran a bit slow without it

Don't listen to anyone who says "mac>pc obv".

And for the love of god, don't replace a laptop with a fucking ipad.

 

Originally Posted by voorh33s

Don't listen to anyone who says "mac>pc obv".

And for the love of god, don't replace a laptop with a fucking ipad.

Why not? The only thing I'd lose would be the ability to watch porn...I think I'd survive.

Only thing I use my computer for is fantasy football, OT, e-mail, AIM...that's about it.

What would I be losing if I got an iPad?

 

Originally Posted by SlayNL

Try taking out your battery and putting it back in, worked for me when I got blue screened.

Thx...I'll try this.

And no...no external hard drive.

 

Originally Posted by PoWdA

iPads are fucking toys. They are not a computer replacement. It is a giant iPhone that doesn't make calls. FUCK. I am so sick of people wanting iPads. They are useless. Maybe after a few evolutions but right now don't even think about trying to replace a computer with an iPad. That would be retarded.

lol you didn't address anything i just said.

i'm not a fucking graphics art major...i'm a 27 y/o dude who plays fantasy sports.

an iPad would be perfectly fine to fit my needs...plus be my kindle when traveling.

what do i need a laptop for that an iPad wouldn't fill sufficiently?

EDIT--since you apparently don't read well...i'm not saying it's a computer replacement. however, it would easily fill all my needs for 1/4 of the pice of a macbook.