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Thread ID: 130440	2013-04-10 09:43:00	Strange OSX/Macbook boot issue	The Error Guy (14052)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1336299	2013-04-10 20:40:00	Only just re-read the original post. Stating the obvious, what happens if you disable the Sleep and actually shut it down, does it fire up OK after that ? It's possible if it does startup OK, that the OS cant actually re power the ports again from sleep . It could be doing similar to certain Windows PC's/Laptops, when in sleep mode some devices are turned off to save power, the network card is a common one, and many wont work till a reboot no matter what settings are changed.	wainuitech (129)
1336300	2013-04-10 21:01:00	It seems to reboot ok if it shuts down. The problem is now that it can't see the HDD again I can't get it to boot normally. If it was a sleep/wake issue I'd have thought it should clear on boot. It doesn't. Unless Macbooks keep a list of the power states in the PRAM or something, but I have cleared PRAM and SMC to no avail.	The Error Guy (14052)
1336301	2013-04-10 21:55:00	Have you done a hardware test? hold down D i think when booting. My previous post was asking why you keep downloading(presuming the OS)	plod (107)
1336302	2013-04-10 22:02:00	Just finished hardware test, came up clean. Since the HDD isn't detected there's no recovery partition to boot from, the temp storage it uses for the internet recovery partition must be on the RAM or other volatile storage because it has to re download after a reboot. Interestingly, after running hardware test it's found the HDD again and booted. I'll see if I can find mention of any power saving features related to SATA and disable them for now. Out of interest it's an Intel 6 Series controller, any known issues with them? Google doesn't show anything obvious.	The Error Guy (14052)
1336303	2013-04-10 22:33:00	Cheeky bastard of a laptop, now it wants to work fine. Several re boots and sleep/wakes later and still going fine. I give in. If it dies again it's going to become someone else's problem.	The Error Guy (14052)
1336304	2013-04-10 23:02:00	Finally on to something, apply external power and the problems back. Seems like it runs fine on battery, but as soon as that chargers connected it's a gonner. Still, if it's hardware (esp in a laptop where everything's glued to the mobo) It's out of my "fixability" - off to the "genies" at yoobee :p	The Error Guy (14052)
1336305	2013-04-10 23:32:00	Finally on to something, apply external power and the problems back. Seems like it runs fine on battery, but as soon as that chargers connected it's a gonner. Maybe there's something wrong with the charger then	Agent_24 (57)
1336306	2013-04-11 04:44:00	Maybe there's something wrong with the charger then Could be, dropped it in today though as I really couldn't be bothered spending more of my time going nowhere. Anyway - here's what I got back from yoobee (AKA reinforcing the fact I don't trust them at all) 4928 To me $120 to replace a HDD is a bit steep, especially if you just charged them $70 to look at it. $120 for the actual drive is pretty damn steep too. I bought the WD Blue (500GB) for ~$90 and then nearly $40 for a SATA cable? They're about $15-$25 on eBay. By itself I guess the prices are justifiable but $400 to replace the HDD on a laptop? Good yarn! In my current position I'd charge $50 for labour + parts, if I ran a business maybe $100 + parts? TL/DR - They say the drive has failed and want $400 to replace it A bit suspicious about the HDD failure, if it has it's under warranty but it ran fine in an external enclosure and when it booted. No errors, SMART clean. A clicking HDD is pretty hard NOT to notice. Oh well, little sis can fork out the $70 for the inspection and the $20 for a new HDD cable... a savings of $310 :p	The Error Guy (14052)
1336307	2013-04-11 05:13:00	It's a Mac, what do you expect it to cost?	Agent_24 (57)
1336308	2013-04-11 05:35:00	It's a Mac, what do you expect it to cost? A price that wasn't a rip off, followed by a service that wasn't bullsh*t Didn't even check if that two month old hdd was in warranty in the (which it is) event of failure	The Error Guy (14052)
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