Flashing file icon on startup. No install disc and my SuperDrive is not working. What are my options?

I Have a 2008 MacBook, I don't recall what system is is running but I believe it's previous to Lion.
My SuperDrive died so I bought a USB drive thinking it would work and it didn't. I found online a trick that edited a boot file (library/system/systemconfiguration/com.apple.boot.plist)
NOw when I reboot my machine it cycles through: apple icon, file folder w/ ? Mark on it and a .
how can i fix this? I bought this refurbished from Mac store and it came loaded with no disc. Even If I had the disc, the SuperDrive is dead.

The only other place left is the search field below the Loop Browser, but that was empty in your screenshot, so I did not mention it.
but when I checked a 4/4 song, my loops were there. So that's encouraging.
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