On Sep 29, 2011, at 8:58 AM, Jasiu wrote:

> Ok I changed the hard drive, stuck a OS X disc in the DVD drive, held
> down C as I turned on the computer and after the bong it went to a
> light grau screen with a darker gray Apple logo.  

 Like this:

<http://tinyurl.com/3ohknqm> perhaps without the spinning gear?

That's the normal, expected boot screen for OS X. Booting from the DVD takes 
longer, in some machines a LOT longer to come up. Leave it alone for a while.

THIS is the screen you don't want to see:

<http://tinyurl.com/3doymjf>

If you're getting that regardless of which drive you're booting from, it's a 
hardware problem, and if testing the memory doesn't fix it, it's either an 
added hardware device or the logic board.

If it boots to the first screen and never does anything else, hold down 
COmmand-V to get the verbose boot screen and tell us what it says when it 
stops...



-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs


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