My Mac Pro has the flashing question mark folder at startup.
I have done the command+R
I have done the option+command+R
Still am having no luck. Are there other options? If not what do I need to do now to get this to work? Can I download a install disk on my laptop to a DVD then put in the Mac Pro?
Thanks in advance.
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Click here and follow the instructions. If you reach the third set of steps, insert a Mac OS X install disk; these aren’t downloadable and need to be found or purchased.
The Command-R and Option-Command-R shortcuts won’t work on a PowerPC or Core Duo Mac.
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What PowerMac mode? There are many. What Mac OS version is installed?
I have already tried everything on that page that you hyperlinked.
I am unsure what was the latest OX installed. I haven't turned the computer on in 9 months due to being away. I started it up and it worked, once I went to click on the App Store the computer froze. I shut it off and that is when I started to get the flashing folder.
I have 3 1TB harddrives installed in the computer. Should I swap them around in the 4 slots and trying restarting it?
Thanks.
What shows as boot options if you hold alt key at startup?
Tough without the Install disc, but some things to try...
Does it boot to Single User Mode, CMD+s keys at bootup, if so try...
/sbin/fsck -fy
Repeat until it shows no errors fixed.
(Space between fsck AND -fy important).
http://www.westwind.com/reference/os-x/commandline/single-user.html
Any output?
I start the computer and held down the alt(option) key and I am getting a blank white/gray screen with just a mouse cursor on it.
You need to insert a Mac OS X install DVD. These must be bought and cannot be made from a publicly-available download.
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Can you link me to where I can get one? Thank you.
Append the last three characters of its serial number to http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords= and load the page.
You need either the computer’s original disks or a retail Mac OS X DVD that is within the range of the minimum and maximum OS versions for that Mac model, usually excluding the versions at the edges of the range.
For Mac OS X 10.5 or earlier DVDs, check sources such as Amazon or eBay. Mac OS X 10.6.3 ones can be bought from the online Apple Store.
No PowerPC Mac will have the Mac App Store.
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It depends on what Mac you have; the minimum OS for that model must be no higher than 10.6.2, and the maximum OS must be higher than 10.5.8.
The Mac App Store will only be present if the computer was running at least 10.6.6. This doesn’t itself affect which install DVDs you can use, but does mean that if you had it before, your computer isn’t a Power Mac.
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From the link you provided I typed in the Model No. and got this.
http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/?search_keywords=a1289
It isn’t possible to tell based on that. You need to type in the last three characters of the serial number, or the model identifier, or the computer’s part number.
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I hope this helps.
This the the one that came up when typing in the serial number and lined it up with the specs on the computer box.
You need to use the computer’s original disks; the one you linked to won’t work. If needed, click here, phone Apple, and order replacements.
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Mac Pro has flashing question mark folder? (yes i used the search tool)
