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macbook repairs

If you have ever seen the above screen on powering on your Imac , Macbook or Macbook Air then there are some simple steps you can take to determine what is wrong.

The question mark display means  one of the 5 following  outcomes.

  • Your hard drive has not been detected.
  • A valid operating system has not been detected
  • The drive has failed completely.
  • The drive is failing and the file system is corrupt.
  • The drive is good but the file system has become corrupt.

 

With the following steps you can determine if the drive exists and if so whether the system is repairable.

STEP 1     Power off your Mac by pressing the power button.

STEP 2      Start your Mac in Recovery Mode

  • Hold down the power button
  • Immediately press and hold Apple Recovery keys (? + R)
  • Release the keys when you see an Apple logo or the Internet Connection logo below.

 

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STEP 3 

Once recovery mode has finished loading you should see the Recovery Utilities screen (see below).

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STEP 4    Disk Utility

Select the Disk Utility option from the screen in Step 3 and a screen similar to the following should be displayed.

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If your drive has been detected it will be listed on the left hand side of the disk utility under the Internal heading.

STEP 5   If your drive is not displayed then you will need to phone a professional to proceed.

STEP 6    Your drive is detected.

If your drive is found by the Mac disk Utility then you need to select the drive and then run the FIRST AID option.

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A screen similar to the one above will appear and may or may not find errors. Once FIRST AID has completed you will need to reboot your mac and hopefully your problems will be resolved. If not you will need to phone a professional for further diagnosis of the problem.

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What our Clients Say

Daniel G
Daniel G
2024-01-15
Digby was a great help fixing a number of mistakes (and the effects of the same) I had unwittingly made with permissions on my laptop and communication between external drives. Would highly recommend!
Pancho Villa
Pancho Villa
2024-01-12
I had my sons MAC book repaired by Digby. Digby was very thorough and professional in his approach and communication. He quoted a fair price and undertook the repairs on time. I would highly recommend.
Andrew Bruce
Andrew Bruce
2023-12-28
Digby provided a high quality service in uograge my computer after backing up and reinstalling my data, folders and files. He met his time and cost quotes and the machine is fully up and operational. I cannot praise digby'd service too highly.
Inez McQuillin
Inez McQuillin
2023-12-24
Thanks for the excellent service
Almas Nurlybekuly
Almas Nurlybekuly
2023-12-21
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Greg Reid
Greg Reid
2023-12-14
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Virginie Chetty
Virginie Chetty
2023-12-12
Digby sourced and setup my new laptop exactly to my needs so that I can remotely access my work computer.
Dianne Casella
Dianne Casella
2023-11-21
Digby was efficient, thorough and very helpful in moving me forward with my computer concerns. I am very grateful to have been able to utilise Perth Computer Repairs.
Eric Brain
Eric Brain
2023-11-16
Good value repair of my son's pc. Would recommend.
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2023-11-13
This man is so patient - me being somewhat of an older generation and not tech savvy - he helped navigate through a printer problem and certainly recommend him to anyone with computer issues!

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