HELP!! Computer wont boot and i have finals
When i turn on the computer (I have Leopard) i get a gray screen and a question mark. I really need it for finals - can anyone help...
You should try booting from the system disks by putting in Disk 1 and holding down the C key while booting. Once booted you should navigate to disk utility instead of reinstalling the software. The ? mark is a sure sign of disk failure or disk corruption - if you're lucky the start up files are just corrupted and you should be able to fix it by repairing the disk. Sometimes a utility like DiskWarrior can sort out the Directory problem and get you rebooting again. If the drive does not show when trying to repair this disk, your HD has failed and you will have to replace it. Good luck!
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