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I have been browsing the web for the answer and have come across this informative site and am preying your collective insight will be able to solve my predicament.
When I boot my Macbook I get the a flashing question mark folder. I have tried a number of ways to sort this out and get the system to register the location of the hard drive to no avail.
The main issue is that even when I put in the OS installation/repair disk it will not register there is a hard drive to install too. It is like it has vanished all together. I have tried to restore etc but the system only recognises the installation disk and so will not even let me format the drive that I know is in there. I would be prepared to format the whole lot if there is no way of saving the hard drive, but as it is not backed up I would much prefer to have a pop at saving what's on there.
I have tried using the target / host and external hard drive method which annoyingly will not work.
As you can see I am struggling and any help or information would be very gratefully received.
Very best
When I boot my Macbook I get the a flashing question mark folder. I have tried a number of ways to sort this out and get the system to register the location of the hard drive to no avail.
The main issue is that even when I put in the OS installation/repair disk it will not register there is a hard drive to install too. It is like it has vanished all together. I have tried to restore etc but the system only recognises the installation disk and so will not even let me format the drive that I know is in there. I would be prepared to format the whole lot if there is no way of saving the hard drive, but as it is not backed up I would much prefer to have a pop at saving what's on there.
I have tried using the target / host and external hard drive method which annoyingly will not work.
As you can see I am struggling and any help or information would be very gratefully received.
Very best