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Macbook with folder and question mark

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moose66

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I bought a used macbook at a local shop last tuesday,
it doesnt have the os disc just the computer itself and the charger
it had leopard 1.5.6 and i bought and upgraded to snow leopard 1.6.3 just yesterday

i do have a warranty for 90 days but i was just wonderin if i could fix it myself
just now it turned on and a folder with a ? came up idk if the hd might be dead or its just corrupt any help? or wat i can do?i know the os disc would be a big help but i dont have them?😕
 
You should be able to boot from the disk that you bought yesterday. From there, you can open Disk Utility and see whether it's recognising the drive.
 
Boot from the DVD drive (hold c down while you boot) and in the menu bar choose Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Select your HD from the list on the left and verify and repair it.
 
ok so boot it with the dvd inside and it takes me to a language page and after it says install mac os x?do i install it?
 
Then your drive is probably dead. You need to return the MacBook and have them install a new drive for you or get your money back.
 
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