i have a Mac OS X 10.5.1, the new 20 in. one, and whenever i restart it, this happens: i restart it, it shuts down, starts again and all i see is the screen light up with the sound, and i dont see an apple appear like its supposed to do, i wait and wait and nothing happens, usually to turn it on i have to turn it off, unplug it and turn it back on, should i ask the mac ppl at the store i bought it at?
2007-12-12 08:28:01 · 3 answers · asked by Chale 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
This is a very normal thing to happen, all you need to do is zap the ram. This will not delete anything. On startup hold the keys: "command (apple button), option, p, r" all at the same time immediately after you press to power button. Hold these keys down until you hear the startup sound a couple of times, this may take a few seconds. This should solve your problem. For more information check this site (http://www.myoldmac.net/FAQ/ZAP-PRAM.htm)
-good luck
by the way, zapping the ram may be an old term, but it works very well. I have used it on the schools imacs, the new imac, ibooks, ibook g4s, and macbooks it fixes problems very quickly.
2007-12-12 08:47:27 · answer #1 · answered by grant k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't "zap the ram" On ancient Macs zapping the PRAM used to fix some problems, but I haven't done that in years and I take care of Macs for a living.
Just take it back to the store. They always image those computers instead of installing OSX from scratch, and it frequently causes problems. If they can't fix it in two hours they should give you a new one.
2007-12-12 16:53:18 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, it sounds sick
2007-12-12 16:35:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋