Macbook pro restarts with factory reset without disk

mac turned on to the OS X Utilities menu and i dont know what to do

HI there joel998,
It sounds like you may have booted into Recovery Mode. To exist Recovery Mode, restart your computer by going to  > Restart... Take a look at the article below for more information.
OS X: About OS X Recovery
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4718
-Griff W.

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