

If the above two tricks failed, a PRAM reset can often do the trick, as many of the commenters on this article can attest to. Try a PRAM Reset to Resolve the Black Boot Display Some other users on the MR forums suggest that resetting PRAM helped them too, but most power issues are resolved by the SMC reset. This key press solution was discovered by reader Nathan D., who found it tucked away on MacRumors Forums, and it has worked for several other commenters there as well. Wait about 15 seconds, then hit the Power button again to turn it back on.Hold down the Power button until a hard shut down is forced.Press the “S” button – this is the shortcut to sleep the Mac.

Press the Power / OFF button once – this will bring up the dialog box which you can’t see.Oddly enough, it seems to work to resolve some of the mystery Mac booting into black screen issues. Regular readers may recall that we covered some OS X keyboard shortcuts for the Shutdown, Sleep, and Restart controls of just about every Mac, and this little key press sequence takes advantage of those. Second, Try a Keypress Sequence to Ditch the Black Screen When the Mac boots, hopefully the black screen has gone away and you’re back to normal, but if it doesn’t… reader Nathan D. Older Macs can find directions here for the same process on their machines, it’s slightly different if you can take out the battery.

Release all keys at the same time, then boot the Mac as usual.

