when i starst my mac i get a flashing folder with a question mark. i tried rebooting and holding the option button then i get 2 boxes, one with a refresh arrow and one with a forward arrow neither of them seem to do anything. now what

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when i starst my mac i get a flashing folder with a question mark. i tried rebooting and holding the option button then i get 2 boxes, one with a refresh arrow and one with a forward arrow neither of them seem to do anything. now what

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Posted on Nov 20, 2012 6:17 PM

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Nov 20, 2012 6:39 PM in response to bobettediner

Here is an article that describes what it is supposed to do:

Startup Manager: How to select a startup volume

If no Volumes are shown, it is telling you there are no potentailly bootable Volumes attached. That means your boot drive has died or the bootable image on it is unrecognizable.

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What Mac Pro ? by year, GHz, number of processors, screen size?

What Mac OS X ?

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