HELP! Folder with blinking pictures!

I started up my mac mini the other day and it has a gray screen with nothing but a little folder in the middle. In the folder there is a blinking picture that is a question mark and the mac face. It blinks like that and does nothing else. Any suggestions?!?

Two things:
1) I was wondering if it would be possible to start it up in safe mode without a repair disc. If not, could I use a repair disc that is for a newer version of mac?
2) I bought a hard drive so that I free up some space on my computer, can I move files onto my new hard drive while the computer is in safe mode?
Thanks!

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