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01-06-2011, 11:01 PM
Just read the stickie at top of forum.... please direct this question if necessary to the correct forum. As I really do not know what exactly my problem is. Thanks Hello There, First let me say that... I know absolutely nothing about MACs But am willing to learn.... I work for the Salvation Army and at times I work on donated PC's and get them in workable condition for resale. Today we got our very first MAC laptop. I don't have the model number with me at this moment. But here is what I got.. When I turned it on I got a reddish screen and in the very center of that screen was a very small square with what appeared to be the image of a folder with a black question mark in it. Then the question mark changed into what appeared to be the profile of a man's head. It just kept switching back and forth from question mark to head. Has anyone seen this before? A guy I know said that I had to "rebuild the drive" or some term like that, (he could not remember the exact phrase). This he said would be accomplished by hitting a certain key combination. Have any of you heard of this? I sure do welcome any imput you may have, as this will be an opportunity for me to learn about these machines. Thanks in advance :0] davidgsmith Last edited by davidgsmith; 01-06-2011 at 11:09 PM. Reason: May be in wrong forum |
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01-06-2011, 11:37 PM
Welcome to the board by the way. Sylvester Roque Former Contributing Editor About This Particular Macintosh No matter what time it is where I am it's early morning somewhere in the world. At that hour of the morning follow my advice at your own risk. Anything sounds good before your first cup of coffee |
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01-06-2011, 11:44 PM
You're in the right forum but before anyone can help out with the Mac you have, we're going to need some details. If possible, give us the model number. Maybe one of your fellow workers there in Salvation Army has a Mac or is familiar with them and can identify it. In order to really trouble shoot any Mac you're also going to need the original install media that came with it. I know that it's donated and you may not have the disk but if you do by chance have it, that's a step in the right direction. Mac notebooks models vary: It could be a Powerbook, iBook, MacBook, MacBook Pro, and so forth. That's why we need to know exactly which Mac you have. Post back to this same thread. |
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