Startup OS problem

[Thomas Moraes]

Hi everyone,


Last night i was using my MacBook, it froze and switched off. I tried powering it up again, and i came to this blue screen after the 1st gray screen with the apple and loading guide.

My problem is that it doesnt load anything.

I use OSX 10.5.(cant remember last number).

I read a few threads, and tried reseting PRAm, entering single user mode...etc ..


but its not solving my problem...

i do however, know that i can simply re-format my mac osx and it could solve this problem...buttt i have some very important stuff in my hard drive... (yes a i kow, i missed the one important fact in computing, "backup files to prevent this from happening", i forgot hehe).

Will i have to do so? or is there a way to recover my data?


best regards,

Thomas

 

[LMeinhardt]

Time machine is so simple to keep your computer safe and you didn't use it? Why? Why? Why?

By the way, let me Time Machine mine....

 

[Thomas Moraes]

i dont know how to use it , noone ever taught me how to use it...=/

in advance , where can i find a good tutorial for using time machine?

 

[LMeinhardt]

In advance , where can i find a good tutorial for using time machine?

Simple, just add a external hard drive and mark it as a time machine. Done... From time to time, it will ask to backup your computer. It's simple and it's the best backup tool I ever used... and it really work!