Macbook Filefolder with ? upon startup
I have a macbook thats about 3 years old, with OS X and have been having trouble starting it up after a crash. I kept getting a filefolder with a ? in it flashing, i have inserted my reinstall disc and tried the first aid pane, my HD did not show up and all the options besides verify are greyed out. and when i attempt to reinstall the operating system there is nothing to select in the "select destination" step. "continue" is greyed out and i have no course of action besides "go back". i have started it in single user mode, typed "reboot" and this brings me back to the re-install screen.
in doing a little reading on here im guessing i need to replace the HD... correct?
It would appear you have a damaged hard drive. If disk repair software cannot repair it or even acknowledge it then you need a new hard drive.
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