I have a MacBook Model # A1181, I'm getting a grey screen with a flashing question mark inside a folder and the drive doesn't work ither....
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My computer started getting really slow all of the time and then it froze with the spinning rainbow. Normally if I simply press and hold the power button to restart it, the computer is fine. This time when I turned t back of I got a grey screen with the flashing question mark.
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My computer froze on me and the rainbow cursor appeared. I forced my Macbook Pro to shut down and when I restarted it, a grey screen appeared with a flashing folder that has a question mark inside.
I tried the following:
1) restarting it holding down the "shift" button and nothing changed
2) restarting while holding down opting+command+p+r until I hear it ding 3-6 times - nothing changed
AND what causes this? This is not the first time I have heard of a Macbook Pro doing this...
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I tried a copy of Tech Tools 5 in the DVD drive... with no result.
I have tried booting off of my own external firewire HD upon which I keep a bootable clone of os10.4.11... with no result.
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Below are the basic information of my laptop.
Screen Size13.3 inchesScreen Resolution1280x800Max Screen Resolution1280x800 pixelsProcessor2.5 GHz Intel Core i5RAM4 GB DDR3Hard Drive500 GB HDD 5400 rpmGraphics CoprocessorIntel HD Graphics 4000Chipset BrandIntelCard DescriptionIntel HD 4000Graphics Card Ram Size128 MBWireless Type802.11 a/b/g/nNumber of USB 2.0 Ports2Average Battery Life (in hours)8 hours Expand
Other Technical Details Brand NameAppleSeriesMacBook ProItem model numberMD101LL/AHardware PlatformMacOperating SystemMac OS X 10.8 Mountain LionItem Weight4.5 poundsItem Dimensions L x W x H8.94 x 12.78 x 0.95 inchesColorSilverProcessor BrandIntelProcessor Count1Computer Memory TypeDDR3 SDRAMHard Drive InterfaceSerial ATAHard Drive Rotational Speed5400 RPMOptical Drive TypeDVD+R DLAudio-out Ports (#)1Power SourceDCVoltage100 volts
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