Help! my macbook is messed up...

My macbook barely turns on. Sometimes it makes a clicking noise sometimes it doesnt. When the display does show something it shows a silver screen with a folder with a question mark in it.. Is my laptop dead? (I'm on my friends right now btw).

The Folder with a question mark, is the computer saying it can't find the OS.
Mine did this when i took the HDD out. So it sounds like your Harddrive is knackered, also the clicking would support this, Take it to your nearest Apple Sotre or Apple Aourthorised(sp?) Reseller

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http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/mister_volcom88/Picture3-2.png
the songs play fine, but all the track names have been changed to some weird unreadable text. The weird thing is that when you single click the track name or artist to edit it, the original title shows up in plain english, but when I press enter, it goes back to the weird text.
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nobody? nobody can help?

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I have used my iphone 4s for over a year. Recently, I bought two ipod touch devices, one for each of my children. While attempting to set up their ipods, even with email advice from apple, we have become utterly confused as to whose apple id is on whose phone/ipod, why some apps automatically appear on two devices but not on the third (it varies). Most worryingly, in app purchases is DISABLED on my iphone but my children can still purchase in-app purchases without my knowledge and have run up bills (fortunately not huge bills). Why would anyone want to allow this???? If I have consciously disabled in app purchases under my apple id on my iphone, why would the default on another device be to allow in app purchases, when using my apple id?
When setting up my children's apple ids, I wanted them to have their own apple id to avoid this kind of confusion but we got warnings that they were not allowed to have an apple id (presumably too young?) . But they have got their own ipods and should be able to purchase items using itunes cards so why cant they have an independent apple id? And what's the difference between the apple id and the itunes id?
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You have to diasable in app purchases on the device itself, NOT the id.
If you want in app purchases disabled on the ipods, then you will have to do this on the ipods themselves.

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You can't change it - just try aagain.
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please help, my macbook pro is super hot, how can i fix it.

I am guessing you have just bought a new macbook pro, I did the same thing when I first unpacked mine.
You will get asked if you are using it on your lap, because they think that you are blocking the vents.
the macbook pro will get really hot around the E R T and F keys and I O P and L keys and the metal strip between the keyboard and the screen.
I have found the graphics accelerator heats the machine up more than the actualy processor.
you should report it to apple care before your 90 days is up, they may or may not send you to a genius booking. Just incase you have issues with your machine later due to the heat buildup early on, that way they have a log of the problem.
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You shouldnt really worry unless it shuts itself down as then you have some serious problems, when it gets hot u should be able to hear the fans running and it will prolly keep the temp aroun 101-104 c under heavy load. If you can't hear the fans, shut it down and take it back to the store.
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My macbook pro wont start, so after i press the power button, the apple logo will pop out with a rotating circle below the logo, and there's also a bar below, but in my case that bar will only run til almost complete (there's only about 0.1cm left) and it'll suddenly go off
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I just wanted to follow this up by saying that you were entirely correct in your diagnosis of the situation. My computer did have the faulty part you linked to. I brought my laptop in and specifically told them to run that test, had it fail and then argued with the person at the genius bar and the manager. Eventually they offered to have it sent out and have everything replaced for free of charge. They did so mainly because I had complained about graphical issues almost every other time I had come in with problems and no one ran the test. They should have caught this problem during my warranty, but they didn't, even though I mentioned the problem.
Anyhow, after having the part replaced, I haven't had my computer crash a single time since, or had many of the issues mentioned above. I've never had this experience before. Even brand new, I got occasional crashes. Hopefully this new trend continues.
I do find that web browsing is still incredibly slow. Web browsers just chug along at a slow pace, even though I have great internet speed. Maybe I'll try just deleting my web browsers and reinstalling them...
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Plz help my macbook I am using now like a desk top , battery is not charging showing not charging,,all the time I am using with electricity and connecting plug showing green light. even i have to start computer with electric connectivity ,,
Mr. Steve job your soul is made for apple plz help me .. I need help ..

Click on the Apple logo on the taskbar.click about this Mac>more info. In the left column click on power, under battery check if is charging, health, cycles Apple claims 1000 cycles, but maybe your's is not happy and might need to replaced.Look at the numbers and see if anything looks way off. My battery is chargered, so the power supply says no for charging.
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on friday it was 1:12. i didn't think anything of it at first, but i let the battery run until safe sleep and it only last 57 minutes. and this was with idle finder and only itunes open. in the past parallels could make the battery die in 1:30 but i never use parallels unless i'm plugged in.
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Check and see if you have battery update 1.3 installed. You should find it at the location listed. Right click on the bundle and check *Get Info* a window will open and you can check the version there.
MacBook/System/Library/SystemConfiguration/BatteryUpdater.bundle
Leopard(10.5.1) and Tiger(10.4.11) installs it. It is the MacBook Pro update.
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Please read my story because I really need some help...
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Sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience but I do not think you can get AppleCare at this point in time.
Can I purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan anytime?
You can purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan anytime within the one-year limited warranty period. Your eligibility for coverage under the AppleCare Protection Plan starts from your hardware purchase date. Apple strongly recommends that you purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan when you purchase your Apple product to maximize the additional benefits provided under the plan.
You will most likely need to try to sell the mac for a parts machine and consider a PC. You may wish to explore Apple refurbished Macs that have a warranty of a1 year.
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Hi everyone, first of all sorry to seem like an attention whore in the subject but i'm desperate!
Today i went to turn on my macbook to finish a music assignment, when i found out it wouldn't turn on.
Now when i say it wouldn't turn on, i'll need to go into a bit of detail;
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It has one green light on down the left side.
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When i plug the charger in, nothing.
I took the cover off the back, and i can hear the hard drive make all sorts of sounds as if it's booting up and shutting down.
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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Unfortunately you may have to wait until the water has dried on the components before using it again. Water may cause a short on running components. As long as it isn't running and it dries out it should be fine. In the future never leave any food or drink near your computer. My college lab would not allow anyone who did use the computers at the lab again.

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