My mac book air wont stay on it comes up with a box that keeps shutting it down even in safe mode I tried erasing it reinstalling it but it's still wants to shut down after a few seconds

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If the reinstalling didn't worked then that sounds like a hardware issue. Take it to the Apple Store for a refund or replacement.

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Hello,
A flashing folder at startup means that the Mac doesn't recognize your system. This can be either a hardware or software problem. The hardware problem would be the hard drive, and the software the OS.
So these are the steps you should proceed: 1) Check your hard disk by using your install DVD (press the c key at startup), choose your language, go to the utilities menu and hit Disk utility. go to SOS tab and select your hard drive on the left. Click "repair volume" and check what happens.
2) reboot, if it does not recognize the system again, reinstall it using the "archive-install" option

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Hello, this is called a "hard reboot" and can occur because of faulty RAM memory (have you added extra ram recently?).
It can also come form a dead hard drive, or a dead fan, causing overheat

Steve Green

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Try going into Utilities folder and open Disk Utility and repair disk permissions. That fixes a number of bizarre issues in Mac.

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Posted on Sep 23, 2009

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Normally if you reinstall the Mac the files wont be erased and you are just repairing it.

If you dont find the HDD option while reinstallation, it would mean that the Hard Disk is Crashed.

Here is the Answer to the Problem - A flashing question mark appears when you start your Mac by Apple

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1440?viewlocale=en_US

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Turn off the computer by holding down the power button. Wait 10 seconds, then press the power button while holding down one of the SHIFT keys. Keep holding down the SHIFT key as your computer starts. This will make it start in Safe Mode, which will do various checks, clear caches, etc. It *may* fix your problem.

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