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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: A 13.3" MacBook Pro (MBP) gets stuck during its boot ups and tests... disk's I/O error in verbose bootup!
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Date: 24 Sep 2015 16:58:29 GMT
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On 2015-09-24, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>> >> > I just got the verbose text log from my client: 
>> >> > http://i.imgur.com/t9EdqFO.jpg but it is a bit small, but readable. It 
>> >> > looks like there is a problem with the HDD due to its I/O error. Is this 
>> >> > a physical problem or a data problem (run Recovery's Disk Utility?)?  :(
>> >
>> >> It appears the machine is having trouble accessing the startup volume.
>> >
>> >> Run Disk Utility's "Verify Disk" function on the startup volume and see
>> >> what it shows.
>> >
>> > And not Repair first?
>
>> Repair will cause Disk Utility to attempt to *modify* the disk before
>> you have had a chance to read the output to determine what is wrong.
>> Disk Utility tried to avoid modifications that result in data loss; but
>> it can still happen. So it is better to run Verify first to see what
>> problems are there without modifying anything.
>
> OK. It is a good thing I haven't told him to repair! Yikes. I will tell 
> him to VERIFY first. I just hope he knows how to use Disk Utility. It is 
> not easy for a computer newbie/illiterate. :(

It's pretty straight-forward. Run Disk Utility, highlight the startup
volume on the left side of the window, then click the "Verify Disk"
button, as shown here:

<http://i2.wp.com/www.macissues.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DiskUtilityFirstAid.png>

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