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Q: macBook Pro not starting up

My Macbook Pro - bought 14 months ago has been giving me problems - shutting down and restarting unexpectedly.Today however, I heard a funny rattling noise and I had to shut it down via the power button. I am now unable to restart the machine in any mode or to repair the disk as per the various instructions found. I tried restarting in Safe and Verbose mode but only get a grey screen with a flashing FILE with a question mark on it...For some reason nothing comes up when I choose to back up from the time machine.

 

What are my options?

 

Many thanks

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), iOS 9

Posted on Sep 17, 2015 9:45 AM

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