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My mac mini will not boot up from disc while holding down the "c" key AND Repair disk said "First aid failed" "vol. header needs minor repair."
Posted on 2009-04-03
My intel core2duo mac mini will not boot up from a disc whilst holding down the "c" key. I ran Disc Repair which said "First aid failed" and "vol. header needs minor repair. The volume MacintoshHD needs to be repaired."
Usually I fix these things by booting up from DiscWarrior, but now I can't boot up from any disc using the "C" key or the "option" key. My computer seems to try it and then loads the desktop.
Also tried booting up in target mode and nothing happened. I'm using an Ativa PC non mac keyboard but have been told that it shouldn't make a difference.
THANKS
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Usually I fix these things by booting up from DiscWarrior, but now I can't boot up from any disc using the "C" key or the "option" key. My computer seems to try it and then loads the desktop.
Also tried booting up in target mode and nothing happened. I'm using an Ativa PC non mac keyboard but have been told that it shouldn't make a difference.
THANKS
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Active 4 days ago
Try booting while holding down the Shift key to force a Safe Start. This automatically runs Disk Utilities repair disk with the disk dismounted.
thanks for responding so quickly!
No, it isn't a wireless keyboard and I tried holding the shift key, but the computer, after remaining on the gray screen and thinking a bit, booted to the desktop.
No, it isn't a wireless keyboard and I tried holding the shift key, but the computer, after remaining on the gray screen and thinking a bit, booted to the desktop.
Active 4 days ago
I assume it is a USB keyboard. Do you have any other USB devices attached to the computer (other than the mouse)? If so, try disconnecting them to see if that makes a difference. Perhaps they are drawing too much power.
Do you by any chance have a different keyboard you could try?
Do you by any chance have a different keyboard you could try?
Genius! I unplugged the keyboard and mouse from my monitor which was, in turn, plugged into my computer, directly attached them to the computer and unplugged my harddrives. And it worked. And I ran disk warrior. and all is repaired.
Thanks so much for your time and ideas. Yay!
Thanks so much for your time and ideas. Yay!
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