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How annoying. No workarounds?

My Macbook recently broke down (it appears to be an 'unfixable' logic board problem). I bought a new Macbook and replaced the new HD with my old HD (running Tiger). Strangely, it does not boot into OS X. The Macbook starts with the grey screen, rings the Mac chime, and after a few seconds...

If it's failing to wake up/start up, how would I check the console output?

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Here are the problems: When I allow my Mac to go to sleep by closing the lid or selecting Apple -> Sleep, or shut off, I can't seem to wake it. When it sleeps: When I open the lid, I hear the hard drive spinning up. Often, the display will flash on for a moment, then go black. The system...

I think you're right. The best thing for me to do now is to buy a new internal HD, install OSX and, if I like, get a copy of DiskWarrior and see if I can recover the data. At best, I'll have my data, but have lost the amount of a new HD. At worst, I've lost the data AND my money.

How do you tell if a drive is dead or if it is merely some write/directory error?. *sigh*. No. I had an external hooked up with my media files like audio and movies, but I hadn't made a backup for a year. Which means I lost some minor documents and a lot of major photography. Thank god...

Thank you. Assuming the HD is fubared, how would I go about retrieving the data? Assume all I have is access to Linux and Windows computers.

I can probably get access to one. But it will be troublesome. Even if I do get access to another Mac, how likely is it that the HD will mount in Target Disk Mode? Yes. Only the DVD Drive appears. No. How likely would it be that these will fix the problem? What IS the problem?

Problem: When I boot up my Macbook, I get the flashing question mark. Failed Solutions: I booted using the Install disk and went to Disk Utility. The hard drive was not mounted. I reset the PRAM. I noticed that the Mac startup sound goes on now, but the same problem (question mark)...