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weird symbol when macbook boots up
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Sep 10, 2007, 03:42 PM
 
when i boot up my macbook, right when the wallpaper shows up this weird transparent sybol flashes on the screen then goes away. it only does it when i reboot... im kind of worried as to what it is i never noticed it before... any ideas?
     
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Sep 10, 2007, 03:52 PM
 
What does it look like?
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Sep 10, 2007, 10:14 PM
 
it looks like the tip of an arrow one on top of another and then two lines on each side at the top with a cirlce around the whole thing almost like this with a circle around it:


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/\

also sometimes when i shut my computer and it usually goes to sleep, sometimes it reboots. its really starting to worry me because i dont have a clue as to what it is
(Last edited by otep1760; Sep 10, 2007 at 10:30 PM. (Reason:more info))
     
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Sep 10, 2007, 11:05 PM
 
Yeah, I have no idea what this could be.

Out of curiosity, could you take a picture of it when you (re)boot? (Sorry if I sound demanding)
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Sep 11, 2007, 12:30 PM
 
Is that the Universal Access symbol? Check your Universal Access preferences for something turned on.

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Sep 11, 2007, 12:38 PM
 

(just for reference)

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Sep 11, 2007, 01:12 PM
 
no thats not it. i cant get a picture of it, maybe i can draw it and scan it and post it on here
     
   
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