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cire77

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Sep 21, 2010
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My Imac cannot find its hard drive. When I turn it on… it shows a folder with a blinking question mark. And even when I go to reinstall the software… it can't find a destination. What can I do????
 

spinnerlys

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Sep 7, 2008
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Have you run Disk Utility from the Restore DVD to see, if the HDD is even formatted or partitioned or even recognised?

Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.


Mac doesn't boot

Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck

Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on



A more descriptive and precise thread title will help cater to the right audience and get you more responses. (see rule #3 under Minor Problems)
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Have you also taken a look at MRoogle, since that question may have been asked several times?
 
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