Failed Mac Motherboard and Harddrive too?

Question

Ok here is my tale-

I have this macbook pro. It's a piece of junk. It had its hard drive replaced for the 3rd time just a few weeks ago. I finally went out and got a 8gig flash drive to back my docs and pics up on. So I did. A couple days after brining the mac home, it starts having problems staying on. A couple weeks go by and it won't even turn on so I take it back to the store. They say there's probably motherboard damage. Well, I'm not too worried since I have all backed up. Today, my flash drive gets stolen. I go buy a new one, come back and attempt to make the mac turn back on to make a back up again. Lo and beold it turns on. Only to give me the flashing folder with quetion mark!!! BUIT IT WAS FINE LAST TIME I USED THE LAPTOP. So....your opinions? Could the motherboard be causing the flashing folder? I don't hear any clicking noises. Is there a way to see if my hard drive data is still there without turning the laptop on? I'm not very tech savy folks =[ Please help.

Answer 1

Apple = Fail

Answer 2

The flashing question mark means you Macbook can't find the operating system. In other words... your hard drive is probably dead. Again. Or it could just be loose. But with your history of repairs, I think you should take your Macbook to an Apple store and demand a replacement if you are under warranty. I think most companies give replacements for equipment that fails more than 3 times? If what cpcii says is true, your hard drives will just keep on failing.

Answer 3

Hard drives going out on a regular basis is a result of a bad motherboard (particularly the IDE controller for the HD, I had to replace one last year, kept blowing HD's, replaced MB stopped problem since). The only way to get the data off your drive that I know of would to have another MAC and plug the HD into it in an external case. But if it's already fried because of the MB, not much you can do.



Conrtrary to what the above person said, ALL computers fail, from PC's to Apples to Silicon Graphics Servers to Sun Servers. Part of electronics parts do fail, but at a low percentage compared to the amount that are produced. Had to replace an Apple powersupply this year (at $300.!) versus a PC supply at maybe $100 for a big supply. This is due to Apple making parts so shaped with their own connections that you can only get one from them.

Answer 4

I don't believe a word you say. It must be something YOU did. Steve Jobs will hear of this, you can be sure. Apple computers do not fail. It always the users fault.

Answer 5

get a TOSHIBA laptop im nevertheless applying mine immediately and that i've got been given it 6 years in the past and nevertheless quickly as hell in user-friendly terms paid 500$ for it and that they seem cumbersome and tuff i droped mine perhaps 30or40 time perhaps extra and not in any respect had something repaired in 6 years get a TOSHIBA!!!!