A blinking folder is displayed

[i.am.ripon]

My Apple iMac can't open. a blinking folder is displayed..

Plz help me

 

[Sky Blue]

Can't find the OS. Is it brand new or have you used it before?

Have you swapped out or moved the hard drive?

 

[i.am.ripon]

Can't find the OS. Is it brand new or have you used it before?

Have you swapped out or moved the hard drive?

I used it before.. Today when i start then it comes...

what can i do now
plz help me

 

[richard.mac]

try restarting and holding option then choose your hard drive.

 

[i.am.ripon]

try restarting and holding option then choose your hard drive.

Doesn't work

now what can do

 

[sfwalter]

Are you near an Apple Store? If so make an appt. with a Mac Genius and bring it in. Either the hard disk has crashed or a loose connection. The blinking folder means that your iMac can't load the operating system (OS X).

scott.

 

[applefan69]

You should boot on your OS X install CD, (put the cd in your mac, then hold C as you press the power button)

From here, first I'd do is go to disk utility and verify/repair your disk.

Doing this will likely tell you if your harddrive has crashed or is corrupt/something is wrong.

If your mac says nothing is wrong, then try "choose start up volume"

from here if your lucky there will be a start up volume named "OS X 10.*" choose that and click "restart"

if your lucky it'll work.

Truthfully i doubt that will work and you'll have to re-install OS X🙁