ok....when i woke up this morning i could hear my aim still working....then i open the lid and i get a black screen. So i turn it off then back on and it shows me a grey screen with a little blue folder that blinks back and forth between a question mark then the mac sign (the little face puzzle piece thingy). Then i wait and wait and it just turns off....HELP ME FIX THIS!!!! i need my computer today and the mac phone people dont work sundays :-(
2006-07-09 05:49:43 · 4 answers · asked by lalalandbabe63 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
It's looking for your startup disk. Reboot from the OS install CD/DVD and run a repair disk from Disk Utility from the install CD/DVD, and if needed, change your startup disk to your Hard drive, if it is still operational.
2006-07-11 09:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by nathan75932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't suppose you live near an Apple store but if you do, take it in to the Genius Bar and see what they can do for you. But... and this is a far out guess on my part, you could open it up and check the connection to the hard drive, sometimes a loose hard drive cable can cause this (at least it does for iPods). That's just an educated guess on my part. But yeah, it is having trouble reading the hard drive either the drive itself has malfunctioned or it is an innocuous as a loose cable.
2006-07-09 06:02:33 · answer #2 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alright its having a problem finding your files and hard drive. Try booting from a CD. Preferably a utility CD like Norton's Utilities or Tech Tool Pro.
2006-07-09 05:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dan S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 06:52:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋