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POWERBOOK G4 GREY SCREEN

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by thewarrior22

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I have a powerbook g4 800mhz when i turn it on the screen is grey and then in the
middle of the screen a little picture of
a hard disc will come on the screen and
in the middle of the little hard disc a
flashing ? will appear and it won't let me
go any further then after a min. or so then it will shut off.

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by parvus1202

Usually, if it shows a hard disc in the middle smiling, your computer is Ok, but if the disc is sad, then you have a problem, it won't continue to boot up. That is the way Mac programed it. So go to the site above, they will give you advise on whereto take it for repairs. Don't try anything that will damage your computer, that's expensive.

by alpha-male

This is a HD problem saying the G4 cannot find the system folder on the startup disk.

I'd try this:

1) Zap your PRAM 2-3 times and see if it helps.

2) Boot the system from the CD that came with it. See if your drive works okay when it isn'tthe boot drive.

3) Run disk utilities from the boot CD-Rom. If you have Norton utils, run them and try to repair your boot blocks etc.

4) If that doesn't work, reinstall your OS.

5) If the problem persists, get technical assistance with your HD. You are most likely still under warranty. If not, let us know and we'll try to help you get a new HD in the system and get back up and running.

Good luck!

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