Thanks Will, But, when I insert a first aid or any cd to boot from and hold down the c key I still just get the blinking question mark. ~Bill.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Jacocks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 3:59 AM Subject: Re: blueberry blinking question mark > the blinking question mark means that there is no > valid operating system on the drive. Either the one > that is there is too corrupt to be used, (most likely > scenario) or difficult to read. (like bad hard drive) > You said you had lot of freezes, etc leading up to > this point. My suggestion, slip in the cd rom with a > first aid application and see if the app can fix it, > if not. You will need to do a fresh install of the OS. > Painful, but will take care of most of your other > problems as well. > > Good luck, Will > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My blueberry 333 only gives me the blinking question > > mark. I've replaced the > > cd rom drive and the hard drive No change. Any > > suggestions? > > > > Bill. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dial Broadband has arrived in California! Up to 5 times faster than traditional dialup connections from $13.33/month! See the demo for yourself at http://www.BigValley.net -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
