Please some one help me with my macbook

[Veronica82]

Please some one help me.. Last night I was using my macbook and suddenly stop... I turn it off just pressing the off bottom for 3/5 sec and when I turn it back on.. it shows the apple icon and it make a strange noise and just stay like that... It won't let me in sign in at all... them after 2/3 minutes the apple icon disappear and a blinking file shape with a question mark it appear...and stay like that blinking, blinking.... What does that mean.. What should I do.. Please help... I will lost all my data... this is crazy... what can I do?...Thanks

 

[Raid]

the apple icon disappear and a blinking file shape with a question mark it appear...and stay like that blinking, blinking.... What does that mean.. What should I do.. Please help... Thanks

The blinking icon you see means that your computer cannot find the operating system. This is most likely due to a hard disk problem. Has your hard disk been giving you problems recently?

You can try to boot off the system disk that came with your computer to help diagnose the problem.

 

[spinnerlys]

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[Veronica82]

The blinking icon you see means that your computer cannot find the operating system. This is most likely due to a hard disk problem. Has your hard disk been giving you problems recently?

You can try to boot off the system disk that came with your computer to help diagnose the problem.

No at all... Although my the key "A" it haven't working I plug in my mac desk top keyboard to my macbook.. that was the only problem the last couple days... Ohh gosh.. all my data.. I dont know what to do...

 

[Raid]

If you haven't backed up you data, before trying anything else I'd recommend you boot from the CD that came with your Macbook and try to access you hard drive that way. If it works, and you can see your data, back it up to another hard disk or USB drive as soon as you can.

Once that's done then I'd go about trying to fix the hard drive.

If you don't mind me asking how did you break the "A" key?

 

[Veronica82]

If you haven't backed up you data, before trying anything else I'd recommend you boot from the CD that came with your Macbook and try to access you hard drive that way. If it works, and you can see your data, back it up to another hard disk or USB drive as soon as you can.

Once that's done then I'd go about trying to fix the hard drive.

If you don't mind me asking how did you break the "A" key?

Ok, I will start looking for the CD.. wow.. I wonder where that is.. Thank you. What if I dont find it, there another way?.... I was drinking alcohol and I drop some in the key "A" and key "caps lock" nothing happen to the "caps locks" only the "A"... why you think that contributory to to shot down after 4 days later?...