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Feb 15, 2016 6:48 AM in response to hotrod45by KimUserName,Hi Hotrod45:
Was it booting up before or is this the first time you turned it on since buying it?
Check out this tech note. If a flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac - Apple Support
Kim
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Feb 15, 2016 10:19 AM in response to KimUserNameby hotrod45,this mbp is 2 months old. i bought it from the previous owner who reset the disc and reinstalled osx. when i powered it up, a file folder image with a ? in the middle of it appeared and was flashing. i tried holding down the command r keys but the second i let up on the keys the file folder appears.
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Feb 15, 2016 10:38 AM in response to hotrod45by KimUserName,Hi Hotrod45:
He may have erased the disk, but it does not sound like the OS X was ever reinstalled.
The ? means that the Startup Files cannot be found.
If you try to start up in Recovery mode by pressing and holding the Command and R keys until you see an Apple Logo does not work, that means it cannot find the recovery partition.
You could try the internet recovery mode Command and Option and R keys and see if that works.
If these don't work, you may want to talk to whoever sold it to you.
Kim
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Feb 15, 2016 10:41 AM in response to KimUserNameby hotrod45,★Helpfulhe did erase the disc but never installed the osx. i hit the power button and the command key and it opened up to disc utility and i selected instal osx. it is installing now so hopefully it is going to be ok. thanks for the info