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B00mI

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Mar 26, 2017
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Hey I have a problem with my macbook pro a1398.
after one minute of working i get the rainbow wheel of death and even though i can move the mouse i cant click anything.

I go to reboot\recovery mode and do the first aid option and it says everything is ok,but then after a minute or so one of the drives disappears and i can't see it anymore,and probably that's what causes the problem.

Anyone have an idea how to fix it?
 

Sanpete

macrumors 68040
Nov 17, 2016
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Could be a failing cable, the heat of running for a minute might affect it. Or it could be a similar issue for the drive itself.

If you're looking for things to try, you could do the usual things, reset the SMC, PRAM, or do a clean install before concluding it's hardware.
 

B00mI

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Mar 26, 2017
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Cant install anything because it will fail during installation.
But... I was able to make it work for a lil and delete stuff from the drive and it seemed to work.
gonna see if its gonna stay stable
 

ZapNZs

macrumors 68020
Jan 23, 2017
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Have you tried booting into safe mode?
Have you attempted removing the drive from the computer, placing it in a USB enclosure, and attempting to boot the OS this way?
Have you performed the Apple Hardware Test/Apple Diagnostics?
Are you close to an Apple Store?
 
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