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  1. L

    Enable the macOS start up sound on the touch bar MacBook Pro

    I would like to start this by saying that I respect Apple's decision to remove the start up sound, because many people have found it to be more of an annoyance, rather than a convenience. Me, how ever, am on the other side of that argument. I am a blind Mac user, who enjoyed having an audible...
  2. brennada

    MBP Late 2016 13 inch start up issues (not graphics display)

    Hello, just checking in with others. My brand new MBP13 inch has a start up issue. When it sleeps either on its own or by closing the lid, it won't start up upon opening the lid. The log in page appears but with no log in options and the touch ID doesn't appear at all. I have to hard reset the...
  3. N

    Boot Up Bug

    So every time I turn on my Mac, I get this weird flash/glitch. Turns out its because I have my display resolution set to scaled. Anyone else experiencing this?
  4. B

    Help!!! MBP 2012 shuts off when moved, stays off

    Hello! I'm desperate for help here... My 2012 MBP has decided to die and is not booting up. It essentially shuts off if it gets moved even slightly, which is highly impractical for a laptop. Then, it takes forever to turn back on and gives no signs of life during this time (last time it shut...
  5. K

    iphone 5 not working

    My iphone 5s is coming on but going back off and showing like navy blue screen...can u assist me on what to do
  6. jgraham0513

    No hard drive showing in disk utility...can't reinstall OS X

    About a week and a half ago, my computer froze and I restarted it and it would only reboot halfway. I then tried several different options in recovery mode (command+R) and nothing worked. I finally just erased the disk memory and was able to reinstall OS X, I lost all my files but the laptop was...
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    iMac 2012 Booting to OS X Utilities & Macintosh HD missing

    I am having a rather big problem. I have a iMac 2012 with a fusion hard drive. When I boot up the iMac it plays the chime but then loads straight to OS X Utilities. I am then given the 4 options pictured. I have tried everything. This problem occured when recently (since Monday after I...
  8. D

    How to stop a program from loading on bootup ElCapitan

    I loaded a new program on my IMAC (BBEDIT) which works great for what I need. However when ever I boot up it loads automatically. How to I find the folder that has the Start up programs in it?
  9. c1830

    Mac pro 2009 won't start up

    Hey, everyone. I got a problem that my mac pro 2009 doesn't start up. Yesterday, I use it but it shutdown suddenly. Then I press the start button again and it boot about 15 sec then shutdown. After this, I can't start up anymore when I press the start button. I try to check anything...
  10. S

    Can't log on to my MBP. Trackpad and keyboard unresponsive

    Hello again Mac community. I tried to turn on my 2011 15" MBP last night, got to the log in screen and couldn't move my mouse cursor. I often use a Bluetooth trackpad and mouse as I am a video editor, but they weren't turned on and out of range. I tried turning them on and using them, but no...
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    Macbook air won't load the start screen

    Dear all I am in the sad situation, that all of a sudden my Macbook Air won't load when I turn the computer on (see attached file). It happened after I restarted it yesterday. I have tried some different stuff to make it work, without succes. Do you have any idea what the problem is, and how...
  12. rsdotscot

    2009 Macmini3,1 startup problems

    Hi folks, For a while now my brother's 2009 Mac Mini has run into problems during startup. It takes forever to get past the Apple logo, and then it has trouble finding his BT keyboard. He's confirmed that he has everything important on an external drive so we determined the best course of...