Blinking question mark within a folder? can not use my broken cd drive for the systems disc?

My optical drive is broken, so i cannot insert my system software disc. Is there another way to repair my macbook with a flashing ? within a fold upon startup?

If you have another Mac you can you the target disk mode and have a look if you could access the hard drive from the other Mac. Could also be a hardware error on/with the drive.

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