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After powering up My iMac G5 I heard a few strange beeps then all I see is a folder with a question mark each time I start it up again. Does anyone know what happened?

After powering up My iMac G5 I heard a few strange beeps then all I see is a folder with a question mark each time I start it up again. Does anyone know what happened?

Posted on Sep 23, 2012 10:32 AM

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Sep 23, 2012 3:08 PM in response to smbuttonwood

Possibly a failing hard drive.

You can hear the Failing Hard Drive Sounds here:

http://datacent.com/hard_drive_sounds.php

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After powering up My iMac G5 I heard a few strange beeps then all I see is a folder with a question mark each time I start it up again. Does anyone know what happened?

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