My Desktop Mac won't startup, it turns on to the grey screen flashing question file. I have been able to startup from the snow leopard install cd but once I try to repair within DU the disk never appears in the side panel. The only thing there is "Media".

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My Desktop Mac won't startup, it turns on to the grey screen flashing question file. I have been able to startup from the snow leopard install cd but once I try to repair within DU the disk never appears in the side panel. The only thing there is "Media".

My Desktop Mac won't startup, it turns on to the grey screen flashing question file. I have been able to startup from the snow leopard install cd but once I try to repair within DU the disk never appears in the side panel. The only thing there is "Media"... What can I do? Help!

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Sep 3, 2012 9:58 PM

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roam

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Sep 3, 2012 11:34 PM in response to Simon2160

If Disk Utility cannot see your drive it doesn't look good.

You could try DiskWarrior. It is expensive but can often fix directory structures where DU cannot.

Replacing the drive is also a strong likelihood. If you don't have a fairly recent backup, then it might be worth buying DiskWarrior

additonal notes;

Gray screen appears during startup

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