MacBook - not starting!!!

xkpchrist · xkpchrist #1 (**permalink**)

07-24-2008, 03:02 PM

hi have a 1st gen macbook.
1.83 ghz 13" 1 gig ram

my computer will not start up after the first gong. he just stays on the gray screen.

one time when i started it up it showed a icon of a file with a question mark in the center... whats happening

PLEASE HELP!

skaheadpunk · skaheadpunk #2 (**permalink**)

07-24-2008, 03:44 PM

The file icon with the question mark usually means a harddrive fault. If you put the OS X disk in, restart again and hold down the C key will it boot from disk?

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xkpchrist #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 25, 2007 Posts: 14	07-24-2008, 03:02 PM hi have a 1st gen macbook. 1.83 ghz 13" 1 gig ram my computer will not start up after the first gong. he just stays on the gray screen. one time when i started it up it showed a icon of a file with a question mark in the center... whats happening PLEASE HELP!
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skaheadpunk #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2008 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 1,760 Mac Specs: MacBook, iPod Classic, 8GB 3G iPhone, Time Capsule	07-24-2008, 03:44 PM The file icon with the question mark usually means a harddrive fault. If you put the OS X disk in, restart again and hold down the C key will it boot from disk?
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