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TigerFire, The Computer know-it-all
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Jul 01, 2009 12:04PM

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My iBook G4's screen, well, I know the hinges broke on both sides so it won't stay upright so today when I was laying on the floor I propped it up on the couch. My mom walked by and, well, she stepped on it. I shut it down and then restarted it. But instead of loading up it had a little folder icon in the center that would flash between the Finder Icon and a Question Mark, I think it couldn't find an OS to boot on, but I'm not sure...
Luis wrote: "i think that means its really broke"
Yea... that's what everybody else has been telling me... "Oh, yea, you're screwed."
Yea... that's what everybody else has been telling me... "Oh, yea, you're screwed."
Tαti❤ wrote: "My iBook G4's screen, well, I know the hinges broke on both sides so it won't stay upright so today when I was laying on the floor I propped it up on the couch. My mom walked by and, well, she step..."
Um... thats bad, bad, bad. Your right, it can't find the boot information. I'll look it up and tell you later.
Um... thats bad, bad, bad. Your right, it can't find the boot information. I'll look it up and tell you later.
Yea, I was reading up on MacRumors about that...
For the hinges it said the best the to do is take it to the Mac store for repairs, for my OS problem...nothing. But I found this on a fourm:
this little folder with the Finder logo pops up before OSX loads up and flash a "question mark on the folder".
imac cant find a startup OS, restart and hold down the X key. if that doesn't work try starting up w/ the ALT key down, that will load the boot loader screen.
this little folder with the Finder logo pops up before OSX loads up and flash a "question mark on the folder".
imac cant find a startup OS, restart and hold down the X key. if that doesn't work try starting up w/ the ALT key down, that will load the boot loader screen.
im gonna try that out...
Pressing X didn't help but when I pressed ALT It came up with a refresh coil type of arrow button and this straight arrow button... What do you think that means?
Okay, thanks Jeremy, I pressed the straight arrow and it didn't do anything, so I pressed the coil one, the mouse changed into that little watch icon so it was loading, but then it stopped and nothing happened... :(
I went on yahoo answers and I got this answer. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/ind... I'm gonna try that too...
That sounds about right. I your moms shoe really crushed the harddrive, theres not much you can do.
She was barefoot... but I think it's crushed. I just wanna get my photos and songs!
Aww well... I have a chance to get a new laptop... or at least my moms PowerBook G4 as a hand-me-down...
Tαti❤ wrote: "I went on yahoo answers and I got this answer. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/ind... I'm gonna try that too..."
I tried it.. it didn't work either... I just think it's gone..
I tried it.. it didn't work either... I just think it's gone..
A few of my friends dads work for apple.......
Just joking. I do have a mac mini G4 that my dad wants to get rid of, and we can repost the add on craigslist again if you want it.
Just joking. I do have a mac mini G4 that my dad wants to get rid of, and we can repost the add on craigslist again if you want it.
Lol nah. You'd probably be too far away anyway.
Lol yea... I'm not goin thaere anytime soon!
I just put in my new SoundStix speakers! Yay! XDXDXD
No. Lol I forgot! Yea... I'm on my desktop!
My laptop doesn't go past the dumb flashing folder thing...
Look!! If you get a new mac, you can get snowleapord for 10 bucks!! http://store.apple.com/us/browse/camp...
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I'm goin to the mac store! Lolz!
Well, we went to the Mac store today and got the 15'' MacBook for my mom and this(her old PowerBook G4) is MINE!!! Thx for the help guys. Appreciate it a lot.
Hey Jeremy is that your Youtube Channel?
Yea.. I was thinking about doing that myself.. I like webs.com
Well, I'm making it with Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver, so I can't use an online editor. So I'm going to have to pay for it.