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onlykaria · 02:41 AM

ok my 4th mbp will not start at the start up screen I get a folder with a question mark.

I restart like 5 times. nothing. so I pop in the install dvd to see if I can reinstall os x or at least boot

now I get to the part were they ask you to select a destination and there are no options wft? did the hard drive of my two week old computer die? and for no reason at that.

onlykaria · Jun 1, 2006, 01:12 AM

ugh the hd is not showing up in the start disk, sys profiler or disc utility

Danoldo · Jun 1, 2006, 01:31 AM

sounds like a dead HD...

Sue for 11ty billion dollars.

onlykaria · Jun 1, 2006, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by Danoldo

sounds like a dead HD...

Sue for 11ty billion dollars.

ugh this sucks. I was just about to do a back up this weekend. this sucks. I don't care to sue I just want something that qorks for more than a day or three

Zeeb · Jun 1, 2006, 09:47 AM

Just out of curiosity, is Apple replacing your MBP's with new or refurbished units? Mulitple failures in a row seems to suggest that they are simply swapping your returns with the returns of someone else.

Sorry about your HD by the way, I hope your 5th MBP is a winner.

onlykaria · Jun 1, 2006, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Zeeb

Just out of curiosity, is Apple replacing your MBP's with new or refurbished units? Mulitple failures in a row seems to suggest that they are simply swapping your returns with the returns of someone else.

Sorry about your HD by the way, I hope your 5th MBP is a winner.

it was my hope that I was getting a new new machine with this on. and I was so working so good until this happened.

rcarlosnyc · Jun 1, 2006, 01:25 PM

They don't swap them. If you sent it in for repair you're getting back the same machine.

Do you shut down and restart your machine properly or do you just turn if off? I work in IT and most users who have so many problems with their computers it's usually due to user error not the computer.

I have a 17" MacBook Pro and I have no problems. I only have issues while running Windows. Which is to be expected considering boot camp is a beta and well ... it's Windows.

PBG4 User · Jun 1, 2006, 01:44 PM

It's pretty hard to just shut off an Apple laptop. If you push the power button a dialog comes up asking if you want to sleep, shutdown, restart or cancel.

dahcar · Jun 1, 2006, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by rcarlosnyc

They don't swap them. If you sent it in for repair you're getting back the same machine.

Do you shut down and restart your machine properly or do you just turn if off? I work in IT and most users who have so many problems with their computers it's usually due to user error not the computer.

I have a 17" MacBook Pro and I have no problems. I only have issues while running Windows. Which is to be expected considering boot camp is a beta and well ... it's Windows.

What a jackass.

Sucks about your computer. Demand an upgrade or a refund!

onlykaria · Jun 1, 2006, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by dahcar

What a jackass.

Sucks about your computer. Demand an upgrade or a refund!

yep this is the upgraded replacement. I like it I have not had problems with this 3rd replacement up until this point.

I ignored the post you quoted I have been using computers since the days of the commedore 64 when I was just a little girl. I am in a masters program so I am fair confident I know how to shut down a computer. I might not be able to build one but I can at least turn one off and know when it won't turn on.

shunt · Jun 1, 2006, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by onlykaria

... restart like 5 times. ...

Stop doing that.

The only chance of recovering is to let the hard drive cool down, so turn it off and let it rest overnight. Then have a back up drive ready to go when you try it in the morning, and cross your fingers.

I've never had to do it, but some Powerbook owners with failing drives have put them in the freezer for a couple of hours (or out on the patio in the winter), and the drive worked well enough to save some data. If you try this, I would let it cool down to room temperature first....less chance of condensation/moisture inside the machine.

I'm not advocating that route, it's up to you....good luck.

onlykaria · Jun 2, 2006, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by shunt

Stop doing that.

The only chance of recovering is to let the hard drive cool down, so turn it off and let it rest overnight. Then have a back up drive ready to go when you try it in the morning, and cross your fingers.

I've never had to do it, but some Powerbook owners with failing drives have put them in the freezer for a couple of hours (or out on the patio in the winter), and the drive worked well enough to save some data. If you try this, I would let it cool down to room temperature first....less chance of condensation/moisture inside the machine.

I'm not advocating that route, it's up to you....good luck.

you are right after a while of restarts I had to stop. I did let it sit over night. I took it the apple store fifth avenue. and as it were the hd is fine it is the motherboard that dead. they told me they could replace the motherboard but that would that 2 weeks. I choose to get a replacement mbp inside. it is at the store now as they do a data transfer.

©öñFü$íóÑ · Jun 2, 2006, 12:38 AM

ugh.... the curses of first generation units....