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  2. Black screen of death - Wikipedia

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    This black screen was simplified compared to the previous blue screen, omitting instructions that the user is recommended to take. [citation needed] Windows 10 and later also displays a black screen due to an unfinished update in addition to the aforementioned causes above; in this case, after the system restarts and the user tries to login to ...

  3. Macintosh startup - Wikipedia

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    Mac OS 8.6 and later include the version number in the splash screen (for example, "Mac OS 9" in big black text). On early Macs without an internal hard drive, the computer boots up to a point where it needs to load the operating system from a floppy disk.

  4. Screen of death - Wikipedia

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    The Screen of Death in Windows 10, which includes a sad emoticon and a QR code for quick troubleshooting A Linux kernel panic, forced by an attempt to kill init The Mac OS X kernel panic alert. This screen was introduced in Mac OS X 10.2, while the kernel panic itself was around since the Mac OS X Public Beta.

  5. Hang (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In many cases programs may appear to be hung, but are making slow progress, and waiting a few minutes will allow the task to complete. Modern operating systems provide a mechanism for terminating hung processes, for instance, with the Unix kill command, or through a graphical means such as the Task Manager's "end task" button in Windows (select the particular process in the list and press "end ...

  6. Adjust the screen saver settings on Mac - AOL Help

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    2. Click the Desktop & Screen Saver icon. 3. Next to Start screen saver, click and drag the slider back and forth from the minimum amount of time to the maximum amount of time several times. This will activate the client and enable the user to complete the setup.

  7. MacBook (2006–2012) - Wikipedia

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    Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Latest release Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard (If only 512 MB RAM are installed, then only 10.5.8) Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion (If only 512 MB or 1 GB RAM are or is installed, then only 10.5.8 or 10.6.8 respectively) Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion (If only 1 GB RAM is installed, then only 10.6.8) OS X 10.11 El Capitan ...

  8. Sleep mode - Wikipedia

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    On switching the computer back on, the computer is restored to its state prior to hibernation, with all programs and files open, and unsaved data intact. In contrast with standby mode, hibernation mode saves the computer's state on the hard disk, which requires no power to maintain, whereas standby mode saves the computer's state in RAM, which ...

  9. Mac operating systems - Wikipedia

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    The system was launched as Mac OS X, renamed OS X from 2012—2016, [10] and then renamed macOS as the current Mac operating system that officially succeeded the classic Mac OS in 2001. The system was originally marketed as simply "version 10" of Mac OS, but it has a history that is largely independent of the classic Mac OS.