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Flashing question mark on macbook screen
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<blockquote data-quote="gabe3" data-source="post: 1295285" data-attributes="member: 164034"><p>I have a late 2007 macbook. I was browsing in firefox today and I started getting the spinning rainbow wheel and the computer wouldn't respond for about 10 seconds while the rainbow wheel was up, then it would respond for like 3 seconds, then again with the wheel, no response. It did this a few times and I could hear the hard drive make some noise during the 3 second response periods. It wasn't a strange noise, just sounded like the hard drive would stop working while the computer wasn't responding and then start again while it was. So I held the power button, computer turned off, I turned it back on, all it shows is a gray screen and then a flashing folder with a question mark in it. my usb ports still work, at least they will still charge my phone.</p><p></p><p>If I hold alt option key down I get a mouse cursor that I can move around but thats all. anything else I can try?</p><p></p><p>I found this: <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1440" target="_blank">A flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I assume it can't find the system software cause the hard drive is broken.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gabe3, post: 1295285, member: 164034"] I have a late 2007 macbook. I was browsing in firefox today and I started getting the spinning rainbow wheel and the computer wouldn't respond for about 10 seconds while the rainbow wheel was up, then it would respond for like 3 seconds, then again with the wheel, no response. It did this a few times and I could hear the hard drive make some noise during the 3 second response periods. It wasn't a strange noise, just sounded like the hard drive would stop working while the computer wasn't responding and then start again while it was. So I held the power button, computer turned off, I turned it back on, all it shows is a gray screen and then a flashing folder with a question mark in it. my usb ports still work, at least they will still charge my phone. If I hold alt option key down I get a mouse cursor that I can move around but thats all. anything else I can try? I found this: [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1440]A flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac[/url] I assume it can't find the system software cause the hard drive is broken. [/QUOTE]
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