To restart an Intel Mac in Recovery Mode, hold Command+R when the computer restarts. For Apple Silicon Macs, press and hold ...

Errant external devices have long been known to be causes of kernel panics, inability to startup, and most commonly system-wide freezes, as outlined in our "Startup Fails" and "System-wide Freezes" ...

Learn how to reset MacBook Air PRAM, NVRAM & SMC to fix Mac startup issues. Step-by-step Mac hardware reset guide for Intel & Apple Silicon models. Pixabay, StockSnap Resetting PRAM, NVRAM, and SMC on ...

With the release of the first Apple silicon Macs, Apple dramatically reduce troubleshooting modes and key sequences from what was previously available. Since the company no longer has to integrate ...

You can disable auto-boot on an Apple silicon MacBook when connecting to power, when opening the lid, or both using a Terminal command. You might want to do this if you're sick of your Mac starting up ...

So the intel Mac mini of a friend decided to start making problems during bootup. Apparently the new firmware update helps here, but there seems to be little hope of installing that as far as I see it ...

Bombich Software recently updated Carbon Copy Cloner to version 6, and its founder, Mike Bombich, posted a blog entry explaining some of the intricacies involved with updating cloning software for Big ...

Hi,<P>Can we post all of the various key combinations that work at boot?<P>For example:<P><B>Openfirmware:</B><BR>press _X_ + _X_ when you see _X_ to enter openfirmware command prompt<BR>press ...