NOT POLITICS - Any MAC Experts Here?

[Chester Cheesewright]

► A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.Aug 17, 2023


https://support.apple.com/en-us/101666# ... urns%20off.

Seen that and I did an install from the web... OPTION-COMMAND-R and it went online to get the install

► Did that install work?

[Scooter]

► A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.Aug 17, 2023


https://support.apple.com/en-us/101666# ... urns%20off.

Seen that and I did an install from the web... OPTION-COMMAND-R and it went online to get the install

► Did that install work?

Nope. I acted like it downloads and then nothing. Gray screen

[Chester Cheesewright]

► A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.Aug 17, 2023


https://support.apple.com/en-us/101666# ... urns%20off.

Seen that and I did an install from the web... OPTION-COMMAND-R and it went online to get the install

► Did that install work?

Nope. I acted like it downloads and then nothing. Gray screen

► Well, if you have an Apple Store in the area, a tech will start it up for free

Unless repairs are needed. If repairs are needed and it’s still covered they may exchange it

And save your data too

[Scooter]

► A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.Aug 17, 2023


https://support.apple.com/en-us/101666# ... urns%20off.

Seen that and I did an install from the web... OPTION-COMMAND-R and it went online to get the install

► Did that install work?

Nope. I acted like it downloads and then nothing. Gray screen

► Well, if you have an Apple Store in the area, a tech will start it up for free

Unless repairs are needed. If repairs are needed and it’s still covered they may exchange it

And save your data too

It was given to me from work. No data, no nothing. Plus it's an older one, 2015 version I believe

[Chester Cheesewright]

► A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.Aug 17, 2023


https://support.apple.com/en-us/101666# ... urns%20off.

Seen that and I did an install from the web... OPTION-COMMAND-R and it went online to get the install

► Did that install work?

Nope. I acted like it downloads and then nothing. Gray screen

► Well, if you have an Apple Store in the area, a tech will start it up for free

Unless repairs are needed. If repairs are needed and it’s still covered they may exchange it

And save your data too

It was given to me from work. No data, no nothing. Plus it's an older one, 2015 version I believe

► Apple stores usually have a lot of techs on the floor who can solve some problems in a minute and hand it back to you

Or

[donttreadonme]

► A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.Aug 17, 2023


https://support.apple.com/en-us/101666# ... urns%20off.

Seen that and I did an install from the web... OPTION-COMMAND-R and it went online to get the install

► Did that install work?

Nope. I acted like it downloads and then nothing. Gray screen

► Well, if you have an Apple Store in the area, a tech will start it up for free

Unless repairs are needed. If repairs are needed and it’s still covered they may exchange it

And save your data too

It was given to me from work. No data, no nothing. Plus it's an older one, 2015 version I believe

► Apple stores usually have a lot of techs on the floor who can solve some problems in a minute and hand it back to you

Or

Don't waste your time with that jerkoff. He stole a computer and it was flagged.

Hopefully she'll be arrested soon.

[Chester Cheesewright]

► A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.Aug 17, 2023


https://support.apple.com/en-us/101666# ... urns%20off.

Seen that and I did an install from the web... OPTION-COMMAND-R and it went online to get the install

► Did that install work?

Nope. I acted like it downloads and then nothing. Gray screen

► Well, if you have an Apple Store in the area, a tech will start it up for free

Unless repairs are needed. If repairs are needed and it’s still covered they may exchange it

And save your data too

It was given to me from work. No data, no nothing. Plus it's an older one, 2015 version I believe

► Apple stores usually have a lot of techs on the floor who can solve some problems in a minute and hand it back to you

Or

Don't waste your time with that jerkoff. He stole a computer and it was flagged.

Hopefully she'll be arrested soon.

► I Took one back and got another

Also took one back and a tech on the floor fixed it on the spot

I even told one tech I had dropped my iPad on the floor and he said. “I wouldn’t tell them that”

[Scooter]

► A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it's not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use. Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.Aug 17, 2023


https://support.apple.com/en-us/101666# ... urns%20off.

Seen that and I did an install from the web... OPTION-COMMAND-R and it went online to get the install

► Did that install work?

Nope. I acted like it downloads and then nothing. Gray screen

► Well, if you have an Apple Store in the area, a tech will start it up for free

Unless repairs are needed. If repairs are needed and it’s still covered they may exchange it

And save your data too

It was given to me from work. No data, no nothing. Plus it's an older one, 2015 version I believe

► Apple stores usually have a lot of techs on the floor who can solve some problems in a minute and hand it back to you

Or

Don't waste your time with that jerkoff. He stole a computer and it was flagged.

Hopefully she'll be arrested soon.

Well, you can think what you want slappycck... your FAILS are fkng delicious... TEEEEEEEEEHEEEHEEHEEHEEHEEEE


you dumb fggot.

[nolaxride]

I have an older MacBook Pro A1286 that I got from work. It booted up just fine, but with all the old users stuff. It had Sierra OS on it, I followed instructions on reinstalling the O/S. HOWEVER, now when I turn it on, I get the gray screen with the circle with the line through it. I did the OPT-CMD-R to install from the web. It did something for about 5 minutes, rebooted to nothing again. I do a CMD-R to get into disk manager, and nothing but a gray screen.

Anyone?

I'm guessing you don't have a backup. Sounds like the SSD might be fried.

Make sure the machine is completely shut down. Hold the power button down for 10 seconds or more.

Disconnect all peripheral devices, including bluetooth devices.

Start with rebooting into the recovery OS (CMD-R)

From the Recovery Screen, run the Disk Utility. Let it fix whatever it finds.

On the upper right, next to the battery icon is the wifi icon. Make sure you're connected to the internet.

Try reinstalling from the disk image again.

[Scooter]

I have an older MacBook Pro A1286 that I got from work. It booted up just fine, but with all the old users stuff. It had Sierra OS on it, I followed instructions on reinstalling the O/S. HOWEVER, now when I turn it on, I get the gray screen with the circle with the line through it. I did the OPT-CMD-R to install from the web. It did something for about 5 minutes, rebooted to nothing again. I do a CMD-R to get into disk manager, and nothing but a gray screen.

Anyone?

I'm guessing you don't have a backup. Sounds like the SSD might be fried.

Make sure the machine is completely shut down. Hold the power button down for 10 seconds or more.

Disconnect all peripheral devices, including bluetooth devices.

Start with rebooting into the recovery OS (CMD-R)

From the Recovery Screen, run the Disk Utility. Let it fix whatever it finds.

On the upper right, next to the battery icon is the wifi icon. Make sure you're connected to the internet.

Try reinstalling from the disk image again.

It worked fine when I got it. Was working, and I was clearing it off and reloading Sierra. It won't even go into the disk utility now. No biggie, was just gonna tinker with it.