model 1229 won't boot anything,
mac book pro started up, loaded the desktop and then started rebooting endlessly. the apple logo and progress bar appear, the progress bar partially fills in, then the machine starts to boot again. if i boot in a different mode, sometimes it simply stops, sometimes i get the 'To use English as the main language, press the return key" which i press, but nothing happens and i have to power down and start over.
I have tried safe boot, boot from recovery partition, boot from install disk, boot from install flash drive, boot from bootable external hard drive. I removed the hard disk and successfully used it to boot my mac mini. I reseated the ram, reset the PRAM, reset the SMC.
Anything else i should try? there is a lot online about disk problems that cause booting problems, not much on hardware.
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Please give us the last four figures of your serial number located in very fine print of the back.
by mayer
here are the last 4 digits of the serial #, GXA9
by joe
MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.6 17" (SR) 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo (T7800)
Intro. November 1, 2007 Disc. February 26, 2008
Order BTO/CTO Model A1229 (EMC 2137)
Family Mid/Late 2007, 2.4GHz* ID MacBookPro3,1
RAM 2 GB VRAM 256 MB
Storage 160 GB (5400 RPM) Optical 8X DL "SuperDrive"
by oldturkey03
250 gb fujitsu HD.
by joe