file with question mark on mac new hard drive

You can buy physical DVDs for each of these off of Amazon or other sources.

You need a bootable version of either 10.4, 10.5, or 10.6. You say that you've downloaded a DMG file off of the Internet, but I don't know what DMG file you have. If it's not failed hardware, they might or might not be willing to help you get a new OS installed. If it is a piece of failed hardware and you're comfortable replacing the hardware on your own, I've found that Other World Computing has good prices for replacement parts, and they also include excellent step-by-step instructions for doing the replacement. However, if you have a piece of failed hardware, their cost to fix it is probably going to be more than the cost of buying a working Mac of a similar vintage. They'll probably be willing to run the necessary diagnostics to see whether you're experiencing a major hardware failure, such as a failed hard disk.

If you are close to an Apple Store, since it appears that you don't have a lot of experience with Macs, you could try to schedule an appointment at their Genius Bar and see if they're willing to help you out. This MacBook cannot support anything later than 10.6 (it will not work with either 10.7 'Lion' or 10.8 'Mountain Lion'). It could also have either 10.5 ('Leopard') or 10.6 ('Snow Leopard') on it if it was upgraded at some point during its lifetime. That means that the OS that came with it was probably 10.4 ('Tiger'). Your iPad definitely won't help your pen drive, internet access, and Win7 disc might or might not help.īased on the model number that you've given, you have a white MacBook from 2006. This icon means that your Mac can't find a bootable disk.

File with question mark on mac new hard drive