Additionally, I know that the PO always took the machine to Apple for repairs. When I put it under load, however, it eventually shuts down, and then I get stuck into the boot loop sequence again.I know that these machines had heat problems, and I also know that the previous owner did not get the logic board replaced during the recall period. Reinstall OS (Most of the time, the process of attempting to reinstall the OS also leads to a grey screen of death while the installer is loading, but every once in a while I get lucky.)The machine (when I do get lucky, and it fully boots) seems to be fine. Test RAM and replace with different RAM.5. Switch out hard drive for SSD (just to see if the drive could be failing)4. I have reinstalled the OS from scratch numerous times. MacBook Pro Early 2011 i7 17' won't boot completely I have a macbook pro early 2011 17' 2.3 GHz laptop that usually won't boot. I do feel that not booting into Safe Mode but Verbose Mode is some form of indicator, I'm just not familiar with what it means. Would this seem like a relevant option?ĭo you have any other knowledge or suggestions on what it could be? There is No Hardware Damage, No Liquid Damage, and No Other Software Damage that I'm aware of. One recommendation was to use Target Disk Mode and overwrite the EFI boot file.

I've been reading a lot on what could be the potential issue, and it seems that the EFI boot file may have been damaged due to the lack of sufficient storage. I've deleted over 10GB of data and still have no success when booting up. I've filled the 1TB SSD up entirely, and now I'm trying to delete enough data to have a successful restart. There's a 1TB SSD inside and I maxed out ALL of the options when I purchased it, totaling over $3,400 for the unit.

It is a Retina MacBook Pro that I purchased in 2013. I can also access the Hard Drive and information fully intact via Target Disk Mode. It will not boot into Safe Mode, but WILL boot into Verbose Mode. Occasionally it will restart, and get stuck again. It then freezes and after a period of time will set frozen for hours. My MacBook Pro will not load past the Apple Logo with Spinning Wheel.

Startup disk is full macbook pro