I just got this Mac from my grandma because she said it wasn’t working. It boots and lets me go into recovery mode but crashes in a similar way whenever a loading bar starts. I’ve tried booting every different way and cleared nvram. I didn’t see any clearly visible damage on the logic board, and I’m willing to try any ideas as long as I can keep the price of fixing this under $100.

  • @antidote101@lemmy.world
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    11 year ago

    My money is still on the logic board having passed away. Apple has been using logic boards that do this for a long time now. It’s one of the first things to die on MacBooks.

    • @bobsuruncle@lemmy.world
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      01 year ago

      They can do a remote diagnostic to figure out where the issue is. Also try booting in safe mode. Hold down the left shift key while booting.

      It does sound like a logic board issue though.