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ibook will not boot
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hey,
my friends ibook will not boot.
when i turn it on it shows the apple screen, then it says i need to restart your computer and to hold the bower button...
it says it in 4 languages then at the bottom
ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
any ideas?
i have tried to load the system restore disks and teh osx disk and it says the same things
(Last edited by Blizzake; Jan 25, 2005 at 03:36 PM.
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C2D Blackbook Week 44
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maybe your friend installed some bad ram?
Basically, if it's crashing even when you're starting up from the system cds, it's hardware related.
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it was working uptill the other then i guess it said to download updates and since she did some updates (not sure what one) it will not boot...
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Originally posted by Blizzake:
it was working uptill the other then i guess it said to download updates and since she did some updates (not sure what one) it will not boot...
well it should still boot off the CDs (insert cd, restart holding down "c") since that isn't dependent on any software updates or downloads.
can you confirm that booting of the CDs doesn't work?
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should i use the recovery cd or the osx cd's?
assumeing it iwll boot with the C key
i do not want to lose her data....
(Last edited by Blizzake; Jan 25, 2005 at 07:24 PM.
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Try zapping the PRAM. I forget the key combo.
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12" iBook 1.2ghz / 1.2gb
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Originally posted by Blizzake:
when i turn it on it shows the apple screen, then it says i need to restart your computer and to hold the bower button...it says it in 4 languages then at the bottom ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
You are describing this message, which indicates a kernel panic.
See my Resolving Kernel Panics FAQ. This FAQ includes step-by-step instructions for identifying and resolving some of the most common causes of kernel panics.
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