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Hi;
A friend has a problem with their 13 Inch Macbook, i think its OSX 10.5? Its Leopard.
When they switch on the mac all they got was a flashing question mark in the middle of the screen, we have identified that this is caused when the mac cannot find or has a problem with the OS or Hard Drive.
Following instructions we loaded the Install DVD and attempted a REPAIR but after 10 min or so it report that it had stopped as it could not repair the disk.
What can we do next.
Should we try again?
Should we reboot from the DVD and attempt a re-install?
If we re-install will we lose all of our photos, music and documents etc?
How can we backup from a non functioning mac?
Ta
A friend has a problem with their 13 Inch Macbook, i think its OSX 10.5? Its Leopard.
When they switch on the mac all they got was a flashing question mark in the middle of the screen, we have identified that this is caused when the mac cannot find or has a problem with the OS or Hard Drive.
Following instructions we loaded the Install DVD and attempted a REPAIR but after 10 min or so it report that it had stopped as it could not repair the disk.
What can we do next.
Should we try again?
Should we reboot from the DVD and attempt a re-install?
If we re-install will we lose all of our photos, music and documents etc?
How can we backup from a non functioning mac?
Ta