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I spoke with Apple today and was given new... 34,465 Views / 72 Replies  
I spoke with Apple today and was given new instructions on a fix for the "colored vertical lines at startup" issue.

1. Shut the computer off.

2. Restart holding the Option-Command-R-P keys...
Posted by Dave Merten, on Jul 12, 2006 at 05:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, the lines came back again. I called Apple... 34,465 Views / 72 Replies  
Well, the lines came back again. I called Apple and they want me to do an erase, fresh install and then update. So, I did tonight and guess what? It's still doing it! I'm hoping engineering will...
Posted by Dave Merten, on Jul 11, 2006 at 02:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Ok, I went and done another A&I, Everything was... 34,465 Views / 72 Replies  
Ok, I went and done another A&I, Everything was fine after that. I went and updated with the combo installer. Rebooted a few times, all OK. Then, I reset my PRAM to test it, and lines came back!! So...
Posted by Dave Merten, on Jul 10, 2006 at 06:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I done an Archive and Install and it fixed the... 34,465 Views / 72 Replies  
I done an Archive and Install and it fixed the problem. Then, I ran the updater from Software Update and it's back! http://forums.macnn.com/images/smilies/bang.gif
Posted by Dave Merten, on Jul 10, 2006 at 04:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
OK, I got the computer to boot from my install... 34,465 Views / 72 Replies  
OK, I got the computer to boot from my install DVD and did what Mike suggested by setting the startup volume/disk from the OSX Boot/Install DVD (10.4.6). So far it's working. I will let you know how...
Posted by Dave Merten, on Jul 5, 2006 at 03:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have not had the lines on mine until today. I... 34,465 Views / 72 Replies  
I have not had the lines on mine until today. I have had some quirky shutdown problems, so I went and reset my PMU. After rebooting from that, the lines started, As soon as I try to boot now -- even...
Posted by Dave Merten, on Jul 5, 2006 at 12:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks
 
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