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| From | ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Unable to boot up an old 15" MBP (2008)'s Mac OS X v10.5.8/LEOPARD... |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.portable, comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.hardware, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.systems |
| References | <vN-dnSbtmeFXuDXFnZ2dnUU7-cfNnZ2d@earthlink.com> <180220171111393467%nospam@nospam.invalid> <T86dndyRq_THDjXFnZ2dnUU7-a2dnZ2d@earthlink.com> <180220171337449400%nospam@nospam.invalid> |
| Message-ID | <P7-dnXfQma7SMTXFnZ2dnUU7-audnZ2d@earthlink.com> (permalink) |
| Date | 2017-02-18 14:19 -0600 |
Cross-posted to 5 groups.
In comp.sys.mac.system nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <T86dndyRq_THDjXFnZ2dnUU7-a2dnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
> <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
> > > in any event, boot from an external hard drive that has a known good
> > > system. if *that* fails, it's probably hardware. if it works, then all
> > > you need to do is clean install.
> >
> > OK. I am going to have to see if I can install 10.5.x into an external
> > USB HDD with MBP's original DVDs.
> it doesn't need to be 10.5. as long as it boots and operates normally,
> you can be pretty sure that the hardware is not the problem.
> > > if it is hardware and you have the dvd that came with the computer, try
> > > booting while holding the d key down to run the hardware diagnostics
> > > for additional information.
> >
> > Isn't that the same (memory tests?) as the one in MBP that I ran
> > overnight? If so, then they passed.
> i don't know what you ran, but the hardware diagnostics is more than
> just a memory test.
It said memory tests. Both short and long tests passed.
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