Grey screen takes way much longer than before.

It just happened out of the blue. One minute I'm surfing the net finder freezes and restarts my computer then a folder with a question mark appears and doesn't boot up. I turn it off and on again, this time the apple appears but it takes at least 10 minutes to start up. Help please.

I would pay attention to a failing hard drive. Do a backup asap. DiskWarrior or similar utility should be a next step.
Bob
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    Last edited by andreius (2013-12-29 16:51:04)

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