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    Odd restart issue?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by RogueMonk, Feb 17, 2009.

  1. RogueMonk

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    I'm experiencing an odd restart issue with my Aluminum Macbook (see sig for specs). It is an occasional issue, happening maybe once every week or two.

    Basically, it goes like this. I restart my machine for whatever reason, and as it reboots I get the apple (indicating a boot-up). Instead of booting up in 30 seconds as usual, the apple just sits on the screen for a while and then finally turns to an X. This continues each time I reboot. The only fix, I have found is to disconnect the power and remove the battery for thirty seconds. Then everything reboots as normal.

    This has happened to me several times, the same scenario.

    Does anyone have a hint for me on what might be happening?
     
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    Rogue Monk

    Have you tried "Repair Disk Permissions" yet ?

    Applications/utilities/disk utilities ---- repair permissions

    Good place to start --- not enough info from you as to what you may have done to solve this.
     
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    Yes, each time I have had the issue, I have done a repair permissions and a repair disk.
     
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    Are you starting up in "OSX" each of these times ?

    Just trying to see if this has something to do with windows or if this is OSX related.
     
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    Kernal panic? :(
     
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    I only have one partition on the drive. (I run Windows via VMware Fusion). The drive is formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
     
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    I'm thinking it might be your SSD or RAM. :( Have you ever had this problem before?
     
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    I have had it as long as I have had the machine. Is there a good ram-test for Mac?

    What I find odd is that the only way to fix the "issue" is to remove the power and battery. Why might that be?
     
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    It might be a bad battery. The battery could have some kind of damage to the connectors, which could be shorting out your system if you don't put it in the machine just right. I am trying to think of reasonable explanations, but running out of ideas! :(
     
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    Thanks for the help. I can't see it being the battery. Everything looks fine and its health is listed as fine, as well.

    If it wasn't such a headache, I'd try another drive for a while. Maybe its an odd SSD issue.

    Maybe somebody else has had a similar issue...or heard of one.

    Also, does anyone know what the X means after the apple logo on bootup?
     
    RogueMonk, Feb 17, 2009
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