Wont turn on/Strange noise

Im using a black macbook that i bought in september of 2008, and just a few minutes ago i came across this problem. When i opened it it made a "clicking" sound and froze, so I decided to turn it off. Upon rebooting, it started the clicking sound again and flashed a picture of a folder with a "?" on it. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? This is very important because I use my computer daily for school.

Is the clicking coming from the area to the right of the trackpad? If so, your hard drive is dead and you need to purchase a replacement.
~Lyssa

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the strange point is that i turned on my pc yesterday morning - everything was the same - than i hit 3 times the reset to default button (i did not change anything from the beginning) and after the 3rd time everything worked fine...
hopefully this will continue as its now
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