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Macbook will not start it starts up with a flashing folder with a question mark

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maccy mac

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Sep 22, 2010
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Hi,

Help my Macbook wont start-up. When I switch it on it comes up with a flashing folder with a question mark in. I have been advised to start from my Mac OS X installation disk.

However, the website says
"Insert your Mac OS X installation disc (if you have discs with both versions, use whichever is closest to the Mac OS X version installed on your Mac; do not use a startup disc which came with a different Mac or which contains an earlier version of Mac OS X)."

My original installation disks are Mac OS X 10.4. But I have been upgrading my system. My last upgrade was to Mac OS X 10.6.

Which disk do I use? Do I use the 10.6, as this is the one with the current operating system or do I use 10.4 as this was the original disk that was bought with the macbook.

Any advice will be much appreciated.
 
Thank you. I will have a look at those forums and will try the 10.6 disk. Thanks for all your help.
 
maccy mac said:
Thank you. I will have a look at those forums and will try the 10.6 disk. Thanks for all your help.
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try this
hold down the cmd and r button when you hear the sound after turning the machine on - that will take you to the internet connectivity to be able to download the OS the machine came with - it can take a while to do
 
You should notice that this thread started (and stopped) about five years ago.
Also, the OP had 2 posts 5 years ago, and never returned.

Finally, a Macbook (or any Mac) that shipped with some version of Tiger (OS X 10.4.x) is too old to boot to internet recovery.
 
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