My roommate just bought a Mac computer from a friend. I helped her set it up and it is not working. It turns on but then has a folder in the middle of a gray screen that flashes the face thing and then a question mark. I turned it off and then back on and still the same thing. Anyone know what is wrong?

What computer is it?
Like, Emac? G5? Imac?

hmm I am not sure let me look on macs website and I will find out

Its an imac but not the newest kind. The kind with the dome type thing as the base.

Oh right.
Hm.

Yeah. I don't really know
That's sort of odd.

Maybe your computer has nothing to actually load.
But still, maybe call your local apple centre?

Sounds like something is wrong with the harddrive... I would take it to a mac store, they should be able to fix it for you for free.