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I have a macbook air, and i turned it on today and the white screen appeared on the screen with the apple logo, then the wheel started spinning for hours and it doesnt turn on, i wonder how can i fix it? ---i tried holding the power button and turning it off then on again but it doesnt help, please please HELP me. I really need to fix it.

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It seems like the system is not booting properly. It is always better to you to call the apple toll free applicable for your country which you can find either on your warranty papers or the case. You can also try safe booting. Visit support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

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Find you apple install CD's and choose the one that says application install. as you turn in on try and put the CD in and hold down the D key this should run the disk before start up and allow you to run a hardware check.

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