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Hey
I've got the dreaded Disc read error. I wasn't doing anything fishy with partitions. My macbook just didn't start for a while. Then it did and I got the dreaded message. Can't press alt+ctrl+del, no del key on macbook keyboard, separate keyboard won't work (yes it works, checked it on my gf's macbook), what is worse my power button won't work so I can't restart my macbook in any way.
What are my options? Waiting till it looses power and then what?
Try an SMC reset which will power down the laptop (and restarts the laptop on newer systems). Try it even though the power button doesn't appear to be working. If this doesn't work, then you likely have a hardware issue(s). If the SMC reset works, then also try a PRAM reset. You don't mention anything about whether macOS is able to boot. You may need to take the laptop to an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider to be checked out.
Try an SMC reset which will power down the laptop (and restarts the laptop on newer systems). Try it even though the power button doesn't appear to be working. If this doesn't work, then you likely have a hardware issue(s). If the SMC reset works, then also try a PRAM reset. You don't mention anything about whether macOS is able to boot. You may need to take the laptop to an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider to be checked out.
Disc Read Error Bootcamp, can't restart
