Is there a CD you can pick up for Imac as cant get past flashing question mark with troubleshooting.

Any help would be gratefull.

If you do not have the original OS X install disks you will have to contact Apple. They will send you the correct DVDs for that system for a nominal charge.
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U.S. iPod, Mac and iPad technical support:
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I have a ibook g3 clamshell 576mb ram 366mhz 30gb hd. I added the hard drive and upgraded the memory and then forgot to update the firmware before I installed os x tiger. So I keep getting kernal panics because the firmware is not upgraded. Like a fool when I upgraded to tiger I erased os 9 to free up more space thinking I would never use os 9 ever again anyway. Well the only way you can upgrade the firmware is to have os 9 installed so I copied os 9 system folder and applications from another ibook and transformed them to my ibook hd. I then clicked on the os 9 on the start up disk and tried to boot into os 9 so I could do the firmware update. Well now it will not boot past the blinking question mark. I guess there must of been some missing files? How do i get past the blinking question mark? Do I have to go and buy a copy of os 9 to reinstall it back on the ibook? Please help I am stuck here.

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Ive just tried to install iOS 6 using wirless. Once completed it asks me to plug it into itunes.
I'm away from home at the moment so i dont have access to itunes. is there anything i can do ? the phone will not do anything !!
is there a way to get passed this or revert back ?

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Please, Apple Tech people! Help this 14 year old girl on her period, PMS-ing, thinking about how I want to strangle however made this mistake of a set up, updating her iPad in 3 am in the morning cursing the day she even thought of updating. I seriously need to get out of this loophole. I don't want to use my other iPad that only has 16GB. I just wanted the pretty graphics I saw in my parent's iPad airs, I don't ask for anything more :''''(

What can I do about a flashing Question Mark?

Yesterday I started up my iMac and the keyboard was not working, so I could not log in. I restarted the computer several times with and without the keyboard and mouse attached, but the mouse was working but not the keyboard. When I finally got in, I ran the Disk Utility and checked the disk Etc. When I restarted the computer I got a flashing Question Mark inside a folder icon.
Since then I have restarted the computer many times and I keep getting the Flashing Question Mark icon.
I tried to start up using the OS X startup disk, but the CD player is not internal, and is plugged into the USB port. The keyboard will not allow me to reset the PRAM, as I can't tell if it is even connected. I have tried several times to restart with and without the keyboard, mouse and external CD/DVD player plugged in.

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Question (?) Mark, Blinking Folder, or Gray Screen at Startup
These are related but not identical issues. Their causes are outlined in Intel-based Mac- Startup sequence and error codes, symbols. Solutions may be found in:
A flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac
Mac OS X- Gray screen appears during startup
In most cases the problems may be caused by one or more of these:
Problem with the computer's PRAM - See Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM.
Boot drive's directory has been corrupted - Repair with Disk Utility.
Critical system files are damaged or deleted - Reinstall OS X.
The disk drive is physically non-functional - Replace the hard drive.
Note that the information I have provided is what Apple recommends, If other users suggest different solutions than found here, then be sure what they recommend does not impact on your warranty, if any, or ability to get continuing Apple service.
Please don't start removing drives or changing cables unless you know what you are doing and have exhausted other non-invasive alternatives outlined here. If you perform any work yourself that is unapproved by Apple, then you will void any warranty you may have and lose all further Apple Support.
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I'm not quite sure why you are getting this message. However, since you mentioned you modified the process model, I have a couple of suggestions:
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www.ni.com/support

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