weird symbol......

[bananashakes18]

cd... I don't remember what cd or what I did with it... Gosh... I'll see what I can do. I might just take it in to apple and see what they say

Thank you everyone for your help. I'll post up what happened when I figure out what to do

[psylichon]

The Apple Store should be able to hook you up. Good luck with it all!

[bananashakes18]

Originally Posted by psylichon

The Apple Store should be able to hook you up. Good luck with it all!

thanks I'm just worried about all the files on my harddrive. Will all that me lost? I know it will huh , I'm just hoping it's not. But I well a new hard drive isn't bad.

[psylichon]

Well it depends. If the hard drive just has screwed up permissions or directory structure from being turned off while writing, it should be repairable using the disk utility (from the boot CD). If the drive took on physical damage and will not spin up, it becomes quite an expensive chore to get your data back.

Hey, here's something you can try.... turn it on with your ear down on the keyboard and see if you can hear a hard drive spinning up. If so, you may be in luck.

[bananashakes18]

Originally Posted by psylichon

Well it depends. If the hard drive just has screwed up permissions or directory structure from being turned off while writing, it should be repairable using the disk utility (from the boot CD). If the drive took on physical damage and will not spin up, it becomes quite an expensive chore to get your data back.

Hey, here's something you can try.... turn it on with your ear down on the keyboard and see if you can hear a hard drive spinning up. If so, you may be in luck.

Yes when I turn it on I hear something spinning.

[psylichon]

My prediction: You'll be just fine.

[bananashakes18]

Originally Posted by psylichon

My prediction: You'll be just fine.

err hopefully. thanks again for the help.

[bananashakes18]

Originally Posted by psylichon

My prediction: You'll be just fine.

well i took it into the store today. i have to replace the hard drive. He said he heard a grinding noise when the computer starts up.

I guess its ok, I was going to upgrade the harddrive eventually. But I had done that key combo that was posted on here before... i was wondering.. by me doing that did that erase all my files on my hard drive?

[psylichon]

No, that just cleared the PRAM (program memory).... nothing to do with your hard drive.

Sorry to hear about your disk, but glad that was the only problem.

[bananashakes18]

Originally Posted by psylichon

No, that just cleared the PRAM (program memory).... nothing to do with your hard drive.

Sorry to hear about your disk, but glad that was the only problem.

thanks. ok good. i have so many pictures on there that i didn't finish backing up. thats the main thing i still want from my hardrive. everything else i can get again no problem. but pictures lol cant replace those.

thanks again oh by the way..in order to get any files on my hardrive.. would i have to take it to a disk recovery person or whatever they are called? the genius bar guy said something about that but that its a little pricey .