HELP! I tried archive and install

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HELP! macbook problems
Posted: Oct 15, 2008 2:27 PM Reply Email
i need help. onbe day my macbook worked and the next it wouldnt. I would turn it on and it would sound like it was starting up but only display a white screen. after awhile, it would display a flashing folder with a question mark. so i put it away until i could fix it. when i took it out, it started up with my installation disk in it and went to the install. when i go through the steps, it says selct install destination and no icons pop up. it actually went into installation once but i did not hasve the other disk and could not finsish it (i thinkit froze anyways) does anyone have any ideas what to do? thanks so much! its a macbook osx but im not sure the number (10.5, 11 etc..)
I was told to do an archive and install which i tried. My computer keeps freezing, but my smart is verified and i tried to fix problems and it says there are none needing to be fixed. When i go back to install, it let me once and froze. After that, when i would try to click where to install, no icons pop up to install. I tried to erase everything to zero and it freezes. What do i do? Thanks so much!

Take it in for repair. You likely have some other, probably hardware, problem.

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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1442

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I couldn't check the box to save user settings etc.
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
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