My MacBook Air, once pressed the power button, comes up with a file containing a question mark. I have tried re-starting it but this logo continues to appear and will not go. I cannot log onto my mac. Any suggestions as to what this is please?

My MacBook Air, once pressed the power button, comes up with a file containing a question mark. I have tried re-starting it but this logo continues to appear and will not go. I cannot log onto my mac. Any suggestions as to what this is please?

You need to reinstall OS X:
Reinstalling Lion/Mountain Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

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    0xffffff80b69d3bd0 : 0xffffff7f81d8913a
    0xffffff80b69d3c20 : 0xffffff7f81d89928
    0xffffff80b69d3c40 : 0xffffff7f81d5be8f
    0xffffff80b69d3c70 : 0xffffff7f8087f832
    0xffffff80b69d3cb0 : 0xffffff7f8087f93d
    0xffffff80b69d3cd0 : 0xffffff7f8088b625
    0xffffff80b69d3d40 : 0xffffff7f80889c76
    0xffffff80b69d3d80 : 0xffffff80006245ca
    0xffffff80b69d3dd0 : 0xffffff8000657d4e
    0xffffff80b69d3e30 : 0xffffff80002a3851
    0xffffff80b69d3e80 : 0xffffff8000223096
    0xffffff80b69d3eb0 : 0xffffff80002148a9
    0xffffff80b69d3f10 : 0xffffff800021bbd8
    0xffffff80b69d3f70 : 0xffffff80002aef10
    0xffffff80b69d3fb0 : 0xffffff80002daec3
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.4)[D0A1F6BD-E66E-3DD8-9913-A3AB8746F422]@0 xffffff7f80874000->0xffffff7f808acfff
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[5C23D598-58B2-3204-BC03-BC3C0F00BD32]@0xffffff 7f80849000
             com.apple.GeForce(7.3.2)[7E1D7726-416F-3716-ACCB-E1E276E35002]@0xffffff7f81d590 00->0xffffff7f81e1bfff
                dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.3.2)[97284661-2629-379E-B86B-D388618E8C30]@0xffffff7f808 bf000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.4)[7C8672C4-8B0D-3CCF-A79A-23C62E90F895]@0xff ffff7f808ad000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7)[5C23D598-58B2-3204-BC03-BC3C0F00BD32]@0xffffff 7f80849000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.4)[D0A1F6BD-E66E-3DD8-9913-A3AB8746F422]@0 xffffff7f80874000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    11G63
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.2: Thu Aug 23 16:25:48 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.32.7~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: FF3BB088-60A4-349C-92EA-CA649C698CE5
    System model name: MacBookPro4,1 (Mac-F42C89C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 62230646656
    last loaded kext at 53384504695: com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0 (addr 0xffffff7f81efc000, size 45056)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.59
    com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.2d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 2.2.5a5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.2.5a5
    com.apple.GeForce 7.3.2
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.2d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 5.0.0d8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.1d2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.1.33
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.33
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.0.8f17
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.2.3
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.1.33
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 5.0.0d8
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 227.6
    com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.8f17
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyEventDriver 227.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 227.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 312
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache 33
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.2.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.1.0
    com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.2.2b1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.3.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 501.36.15
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 5.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 195.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 3.2.30
    com.apple.security.quarantine 1.4
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 8
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 195.0.0
    com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.2.5a5
    com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 7.3.2
    com.apple.nvidia.nvGK100hal 7.3.2
    com.apple.nvidia.nvGF100hal 7.3.2
    com.apple.NVDAResman 7.3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.2.5a5
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.2.5a5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 80.0.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.6fc18
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.1.33
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.4
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.3d10
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 5.0.0d8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.1.1d6
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 13
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.8f17
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.0.8f17
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 230.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 5.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 5.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 5.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.2.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7.1
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    com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 3.0.0
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    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.0.0
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    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 420.3
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 2.1
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    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
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    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages 331.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.7.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.18
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4
    Model: MacBookPro4,1, BootROM MBP41.00C1.B00, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 6 GB, SMC 1.27f3
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, PCIe, 256 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz, 0x7F7F7F7F7F9B0000, 0x4354353132363441433636372E4D31364643
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz, 0x7F7FBAFFFFFFFFFF, 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8C), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.15)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.8f17, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS543225L9SA02, 250.06 GB
    Parallel ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-867
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x1a100000 / 2
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x820f, 0x1a110000 / 5
    USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8502, 0xfd400000 / 2
    USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0230, 0x5d200000 / 3
    USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0x5d100000 / 2

    I had already written a book and I did not want to bombard people with more information, but in my previous research I did come across the major issues with the NVIDIA card.  I also was well aware that Apple offered a replacement program that ended in December of 2012.  I was going to add that in my original post, but I discounted that theory because I put my faith in the so called "Apple Genius" when I made my second trip to the Apple Store.  I brought the NVIDIA card issue to his attention and asked him if he thought that may be the problem, but he said no.  He said if it was the NVIDIA card that the screen would be completely black and there would be no startup chime.  When I experienced the screen issues I thought it was a problem with the NVIDIA card or the logic board.  I asked myself, how can a flawed hard drive cause the screen to act funny.
    nbar and Rick Warren, I thank you both for your help and insight; people like you are the real "Apple Geniuses."  I was hoping there was a way I could wipe the hard drive before I dumped the computer or attempted to sell it.  I guess I will look into purchasing a new machine when I have the funds.  Again...thank you both!

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