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May 25, 2008 1:05 PM in response to Black Cherryby Black Cherry,Ignore the question, problem solved - after a few hours, HD mysteriously woke up and booted! I wish I knew the reason. -
May 25, 2008 2:27 PM in response to Black Cherryby Jan Hedlund,The flashing question-mark indicates that the computer is not able to locate a valid system folder. The reason could possibly be a corrupt parameter memory (see this web page for information about how to reset the PRAM). It could also be bad hard disk drive driver software or difficulties with the file system, or a hardware (hard drive) issue.
Even though the problem has been solved right now, it is wise to have access to a startup floppy. The Disk Tools PPC here can be used for the PowerBook 5300cs. Use Disk Copy 6.3.3 (the Make a Floppy command under the Utilities menu) to create a properly sector-copied floppy disk.
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