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SOS Morse code sound by start up

Hello,

I have a problem by starting up my MacBook white. Sometimes the drive wont stop 'scanning' for a few seconds. Then sometimes it starts, sometimes it wont start. But, sometimes I can see and hear the Morse Code for SOS. It's a little scary...

Today I went to an Apple reseller but they didnt help me very good. So i made a lot of research on the internet, I also put a video of my problem on you tube: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTKsR1M93_g and I created a new topic on a forum in Holland (wich is the country i do live in).

I found this article on apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2538?viewlocale=en_US

So, i tried to download the firmware restore CD, but I cant found wich CD I have to download.. When I click on the cd's you can download, there is a list with the model of the computers the cd is for.. but, not mine!

Can someone tell me wich CD I need to download for a MacBook White 4,1 Early 2008??

Thank you so much!!

(sorry for my bad english...)

MacBook white 4,1, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Jan 2, 2009 5:04 PM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2009 12:38 AM

You're not looking for a CD to download, but a firmware update. See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237
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Jan 6, 2009 9:37 AM in response to Lizetto

Thanks for the feedback. Get a bootable, external HD (preferably FireWire, since it's 40-50% faster than USB 2 and designed for data transfers), make a bootable backup/clone before sending in the machine, and ensure that it's bootable and works like the original. That allows you to revert to the previous good state without having to reinstall anything, in case they wipe the HD, which is something they usually do. Additionally, you might consider deleting most of your data from the HD before shipping it to Apple to maintain privacy.

See these for backup details:

http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/backuprecovery.html

SOS Morse code sound by start up

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