Comments on: Mac Disasters: When the Flashing Question Mark Strikes http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/ Serving up answers all night, every night. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:35:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bofhcantina http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/#comment-2642 bofhcantina Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:54:21 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=190#comment-2642 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@morecar89 http://t.co/TKorXUZH</span></span> @morecar89 http://t.co/TKorXUZH

]]> By: Four Ways to Discover a Failing Hard Drive in Mac OS X Lion http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/#comment-2579 Four Ways to Discover a Failing Hard Drive in Mac OS X Lion Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:09:20 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=190#comment-2579 [...] When you think you have a failing hard drive in Mac OS X, sometimes you get a warning, like the dreaded flashing question mark. Other times, the drive can be failing so slowly that you’re never quite sure what is wrong. [...] [...] When you think you have a failing hard drive in Mac OS X, sometimes you get a warning, like the dreaded flashing question mark. Other times, the drive can be failing so slowly that you’re never quite sure what is wrong. [...]

]]> By: Dan Dyer http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/#comment-2572 Dan Dyer Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:35:33 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=190#comment-2572 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@emmasmith18 http://t.co/SYBFArWk</span></span> @emmasmith18 http://t.co/SYBFArWk

]]> By: Nicole Leigh http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/#comment-2539 Nicole Leigh Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:12:30 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=190#comment-2539 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@katfish This might help you .... http://t.co/bDlB4MoD :( I hope you can fix it!!!</span></span> @katfish This might help you …. http://t.co/bDlB4MoD :( I hope you can fix it!!!

]]> By: dev0null http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/#comment-2535 dev0null Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:59:34 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=190#comment-2535 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/</span></span> http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/

]]> By: Andrea http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/#comment-2443 Andrea Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:48:58 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=190#comment-2443 I've got the dreaded blinking question mark right now, probably as a result of my cat leaping over the computer and crashing into the USB card reader, smashing it to pieces and freezing the computer. I force shut down the computer because it wouldn't un-freeze, then waited, then tried turning it back on. Now I've got the dreaded flashing question mark. I was going to try the first thing suggested here, but since my computer is already on, how do I safely turn it off in order to re-start it and follow this step? Many thanks. I’ve got the dreaded blinking question mark right now, probably as a result of my cat leaping over the computer and crashing into the USB card reader, smashing it to pieces and freezing the computer. I force shut down the computer because it wouldn’t un-freeze, then waited, then tried turning it back on. Now I’ve got the dreaded flashing question mark. I was going to try the first thing suggested here, but since my computer is already on, how do I safely turn it off in order to re-start it and follow this step? Many thanks.

]]> By: Daniel Dessinger http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/#comment-2435 Daniel Dessinger Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:58:56 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=190#comment-2435 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@zachlowrie here's the short of it http://t.co/jv3dFBW</span></span> @zachlowrie here's the short of it http://t.co/jv3dFBW

]]> By: Barb http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/#comment-2434 Barb Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:11:36 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=190#comment-2434 Anna, very same problem here, and this is the 2nd time I lost the hard drive!! At least this time I backed everything up two days before it died. That was because it was getting quirky and freezing, getting the big question mark several times on start up, so I had some warning. And it is SO expensive to have this thing replaced on IMACS! I love the operating system, but I'm going to go back to a PC after this one! Anna, very same problem here, and this is the 2nd time I lost the hard drive!! At least this time I backed everything up two days before it died. That was because it was getting quirky and freezing, getting the big question mark several times on start up, so I had some warning. And it is SO expensive to have this thing replaced on IMACS! I love the operating system, but I’m going to go back to a PC after this one!

]]> By: Anna http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/#comment-2427 Anna Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:50:18 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=190#comment-2427 Very good article, but: my CD drive doesn't work either. It only lasted a couple of years. I am therefore rebooting / using disk utility from an external CD drive, but when almost through Disk Repair the drive spits the install disk out and the Mac gets stuck in "thinking mode". When i try to reinsert the CD it is immediately spit out (from the external drive). I am very disappointed about this problem. My MacBook is only about 4 years old. I use it a lot, but I treat it like a baby. I had a Toshiba before, and it lasted 8 years without fatal issues. The Mac's CD drive broke down after less than 2 years (warranty 1 year), it has had a power issue and now it is apparently dead. That is NOT good enough quality. I'll be very happy if somebody has experienced a similar problem (insyall CD being ejected before repair finished) and knows what to do. Very good article, but:

my CD drive doesn’t work either. It only lasted a couple of years. I am therefore rebooting / using disk utility from an external CD drive, but when almost through Disk Repair the drive spits the install disk out and the Mac gets stuck in “thinking mode”. When i try to reinsert the CD it is immediately spit out (from the external drive).

I am very disappointed about this problem. My MacBook is only about 4 years old. I use it a lot, but I treat it like a baby. I had a Toshiba before, and it lasted 8 years without fatal issues. The Mac’s CD drive broke down after less than 2 years (warranty 1 year), it has had a power issue and now it is apparently dead. That is NOT good enough quality.

I’ll be very happy if somebody has experienced a similar problem (insyall CD being ejected before repair finished) and knows what to do.

]]> By: LINDA http://www.macgurulounge.com/mac-disasters-when-the-flashing-question-mark-strikes/#comment-2423 LINDA Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:59:12 +0000 http://www.macgurulounge.com/?p=190#comment-2423 Wow, thanks, MATT. You just saved us lots of money with your clear directions. It's a great thing when somebody like you shares his know how. Wow, thanks, MATT. You just saved us lots of money with your clear directions. It’s a great thing when somebody like you shares his know how.

]]>