MacBook – 13” 2011 MacBook Air: Stuck at blank gray screen, no boot option working

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I have a 13" 2011 MacBook Air A1369 stuck on a grey screen. When I startup I can hear the chime and the computer proceed to go to a blank gray screen immediately. The screen has no Apple logo or loading bar.

What I have tried till now:

  • Booting in recovery by holding Command + R — no effect, blank screen.

  • Booting in single-user mode by holding Command + S — no effect, blank screen.

  • Booting in verbose mode by holding Command + V — no effect, blank screen.

  • Booting in Safe mode by holding Shift — no effect, blank screen.

  • Booting in hardware diagnosis mode by holding D — no effect, blank screen.

  • Resetting PRAM by holding Command + Alt + P + R — no effect, blank screen.

  • Resetting SMC by holding Shift + Alt + Control while pressing the power button, then pressing the power button alone — no effect, blank screen.

  • Choosing another booting drive or recovery partition by holding Alt — no effect, blank screen.

Is there something else I could try to get past this gray screen?

Best Answer

I have found the problem, the BIOS firmware was badly corrupt from a failed macOS update, i had to fix it hardware removing the BIOS chip and flashing it again, now it's working perfectly!