I am getting blank screen with the symbol for files and a question mark on top of it on my imac. How do i resolve this?

When I start up my iMac, I get this blank screen with a flashing ? (question mar). how do I resolve this?

abhayakumar wrote:
Here's what I did. I pressed options moment I powered on the iMAC and it started up.
The blinking folder + ? means that the Mac can't find your startup disk. Holding option down after the chime means you're forcing the Mac to look for any version of OS X on any connected disk. If it then finds your HD and starts up, one of the following needs to be done :
1. Verify and if necessary Repair your HD using Disk Utility
2. Repair Permissions using Disk Utility
3. If there is a slowly developing issue with the HD it may need to be replaced
4. If none of the above, it could be the logic board (usually capacitors)

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