Above has all the startup key combinations you can use to try and fix any problems you’re having, make sure to read through them all, as you have to hit the keys at a certain time (after hearing the chime) for it to work correctly. In this case, your Macbook won't turn on. 4, when the laptop is turning on, it goes to a screen with a gray apple and spinning wheel. Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold both Command (⌘) and R to start up from macOS Recovery. Step 2: Now, you have to tap on the option ‘ Disk Utility. I left it to see if it will start anyway but the computer just does not proceed with the startup, the wheel is still spinning on and on. Today upon startup, it hanged on the Apple logo and spinning wheel for over 5 minutes. of 2 - MacBookPRO hangs forever on start up.No more spinning wheel now, thanks for the tip! The apps had transfered over fine but when booting up the MacBook it gets stuck at the Apple logo screen with the spinning wheel.i have upgraded to mavericks (not a clean install). However, if the FileVault encryption is turned on, the Boot Loader draws the login window on the screen asking for the FileVault password first before it loads any. Hi, I really need some help! The other day I went to restart my Macbook.Here are Fixes to Common MacBook problems 1.