I cannot start my Apple Mac Laptop, I’m just getting gray screen…!

I know this is an old Tech step, but this time it helps me…

Hold the power button until the Mac powers down. I would try to restart in Single User Mode and run fsck on the drive.

OK, STEP BY STEP…

Restart with the cmd-s keys held down, until you see a black screen with white characters. After the text stops scrolling, at the command prompt, type:

fsck -f [including the space, return]

If any repairs are reported, run fsck again until none are reported. Then, at the command prompt, type:

reboot [return]

and restart

TWO LAST THINGS:

If you can’t restart in Single User Mode, then you have bigger problems.

Don’t unplug the Mac while it’s trying to boot! The chances of hosing the hard drive are significant.