Comments on: Flashing Question Mark Folder on iBook

By: David Termini

David Termini — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:10:55 +0000

Resetting PRAM and NVRAM
Shut down the computer.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.

By: darrin

darrin — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:30:42 +0000

The apple folks said there is NO PROBLEM WITH THE HARD DRIVE or any other part of the I Book…..so, are they becoming Microsoft?

By: Isabel

Isabel — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:59:21 +0000

I have had the same problem with my Macbook (just over a year) TWO times now. It must be bad hardware if it keeps happening to me?

By: Darrin

Darrin — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:01:42 +0000

I have had my Macbook one year and 2 months. I did a recommended update one day and the darn computer never came on normal again. Now all I get is that darn folder with the question mark. Called AppleCare and of course they wanted $50.00 to talk to me. I am sure they know there is a problem with the hard drive because many people are having the same problem . I heard Apple is using PC hardware made in Asia. No quality anymore. I tried Command plus C on bootup…no go. Then someone said hold down the option key while booting…forget it…only thing that comes up is the pointer…well at least the folder with the question mark doesn’t come up with that option. May as well go back to owning a PC.

By: Bruno

Bruno — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:32:56 +0000

I purchased an iBook in 2000. In 2002 (of course after Apple Care expired) the hard drive fried. I got it replaced and in 2004 it fried again. I use it as a paper weight now and got a Dell laptop last year. One good thing I can say is that I have an iMac DV Graphite from 2000 and it runs beautifully.

By: scotty

scotty — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:53:12 +0000

End of era indeed, if it is beyond repair. Well, it seems to be more likely the case now with kernel panic all over the place, not even able to boot from CD.

I don’t think I am getting another Mac for many reasons. Been there, done that, and I don’t think I get enough time supporting another platform at home. Not to mention the Santa-Rosa based Dell is very nice and cheap (typing on my new Latitude D630 currently). Cheaper with EPP and/or many cashback programs.

I’ll try one more day. If nothing works, then it’s time to go shopping.

By: amanda

amanda — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:33:45 +0000

well….the consolation for u is that i bought mine later than yours but it died earlier than yours…

urs lived longer than mine, in other words.

time for a Macbook!!!??? =)

By: JV

JV — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:19:34 +0000

If you can’t even boot to the install disc, then it’s more than a hard drive problem anyway.

By: timhu

timhu — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:12:35 +0000

its the end of an era