Powerbook g4 will not find hd

upon startup i get the folder ?..tried zapping the pram..safe boot.
when i use the OSX leopard disk it will not find the hd when i use disk utility
I think it's a missing file or problem with the startup folder. any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Jer

newyorksabre
Yet again a new hard drive is the first response from apple.
If I may, I would like to point out that the responses made to questions posted by users in these forums are made by volunteer Mac users, not employees of Apple. To get assistance from Apple you need to go to the Genius Bar, an Apple Certified Repair facility or Apple Tech support. We have no more connection to Apple than you or anyone else who posts in these forums.
Secondly, I note you seem to have a problem with suggestions for HDD replacement. In response to a topic you posted under your own name I gave a fairly detailed response for the basis of some of our assumptions when we make that suggestion. If you read posts you will find many other remedies suggested, such as running Repair Disk, running Apple Hardware Test, testing with a new test user, etc. I note you have 9 posts so far. I suggest that you reserve judgement for a bit later, read posts with an open mind, and ask questions or offer your own suggestions, as you eventually did in this thread. In this way you can make constructive contributions without unnecessarily raising hackles or violating the Terms of Use of Apple Discussions.
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