White/gray startup screen on MacBook 2007

I will try to summarize this question better than I can. I started with my 2007 MacBook running OS X Tiger. I bought the DVD to install Snow Leopard from Apple. MacBook, updated to Snow Leopard, it's all right. Next, I downloaded OS X Lion on the app store. Mac Lion update successfully, it's all right. I set everything up, them at the end of the day, I have connected my external hard drive to use as my disk backup time capsule. Before going to sleep, I started the backup, the progress has been shown in this backup. The next day, I wake up to find a screen completely white on the mac. Turn it off, on back, white screen. Spoke with apple support, got a little help. We have tried to reinstall the OS with disk installation dvd (using c) nothing, but a folder with an exclamation mark inside it appeared. Even with the challenging r command. We have tried everything, I want to. You have any ideas here? I would prefer not to have to drive out to the apple store and pay to get professional help. If you need more features on the details, as I said already, ask a way. I really appreciate the help.

Ask that your ad be moved to the correct forum for a 13 "MacBook space (2006-20010).

But if you actually have a MacBook Air, it's a region of different forum as well.

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