How do i get rid of a white screen on boot up of macbook

My MacBook froze and I had to shut down by pressing button.  Now the computer will not boot up properly.  I get one chime and a white screen which eventually flashed a file folder with a question mark inside.  How can I fix this?

White screen question mark
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1440

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