black and white screen with blinking folder with question mark
My IMAC A1207 turns on but the screen is black and white with a blinking file folder (icon) that has a question mark in the center. What's going on and how do I repair?
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My IMAC A1207 turns on but the screen is black and white with a blinking file folder (icon) that has a question mark in the center. What's going on and how do I repair?
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Your machine is a 2006 model and recovery mode was not invented yet.
Insert your original system installation disk. Boot holding down the C key to get to the disk. Go to the second page of the installation. The pull down menu will now be revealed. Go to Utilities > Disk Utility. See if the machine sees the disk, attempt a repair if it does. If not replace the hard drive using this guide:
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