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Home - Aug 6, 2005 - 2:13 pm
I have a G4 Quicksilver (733) with standard features (CD drive and Zip drive) running OS 10.2.8 . I also have a Maxtor fire wire hard drive attached. Recently, starting our computer would produce a blue screen with only the cursor showing. I could not boot from the original CD disks. I eventually found that I could startup from the Maxtor drive by using the Option key at startup. As a temporary fix, I start from the Maxtor (bootable backup) and my main hard drive appears on the screen. But, I still can't get start from my main hard drive. I've run Disk Utility (First Aid) to verify and repair the hard drive but it disallows the action, stating: "Unmount Failed". I can access files in my hard drive but I can't start from it. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Dan
Thanks,
Dan
rgbrock1 - Aug 9, 2005 - 10:40 am
Hi Dan,
Sounds like your internal Hard drive might be about to give up the ghost. If I were you I'd get as many of the files you have on the internal drive off that drive and on to the external drive.
What happens exactly when you boot from the original CDs?
Have you tried booting from the internal drive with the external Maxtor firewire drive Disconnected?
Have you tried booting from the Apple-supplied hardware testing CD? (Assuming you have that CD)
Let me know.
Richard
Sounds like your internal Hard drive might be about to give up the ghost. If I were you I'd get as many of the files you have on the internal drive off that drive and on to the external drive.
What happens exactly when you boot from the original CDs?
Have you tried booting from the internal drive with the external Maxtor firewire drive Disconnected?
Have you tried booting from the Apple-supplied hardware testing CD? (Assuming you have that CD)
Let me know.
Richard
Home - Aug 9, 2005 - 6:32 pm
Richard-
Thanks. We've moved all files to the Maxtor.
Nothing happens when I try to boot from any CD. The computer is unable to start from OSX or from original CD. I did not try booting with the extra drive disconnected.
I finally moved everything off of the drive and reinstalled OS X (10. 2.8). This has allowed me to restart off of the internal hard drive again but..... things seem slower and I still have an occasional problem with "spinning ball" hangups.
I think I'll play it safe and get a new hard drive. Any recommendations?
Dan
Thanks. We've moved all files to the Maxtor.
Nothing happens when I try to boot from any CD. The computer is unable to start from OSX or from original CD. I did not try booting with the extra drive disconnected.
I finally moved everything off of the drive and reinstalled OS X (10. 2.8). This has allowed me to restart off of the internal hard drive again but..... things seem slower and I still have an occasional problem with "spinning ball" hangups.
I think I'll play it safe and get a new hard drive. Any recommendations?
Dan
rgbrock1 - Aug 10, 2005 - 7:06 am
Dan,
Well at least you've made a lot of progress.
As far as a replacement drive is concerned I personally would recommend a Maxtor. They seem to be the most reliable.
If you do go the Maxtor route ensure you get one with a rotational speed of 7200 rpm. Anything slower will, obviously, slow your Mac down somewhat. You can get an internal Maxtor pretty cheaply nowadays.
Hope it works out for you.
Regards,
Richard
Well at least you've made a lot of progress.
As far as a replacement drive is concerned I personally would recommend a Maxtor. They seem to be the most reliable.
If you do go the Maxtor route ensure you get one with a rotational speed of 7200 rpm. Anything slower will, obviously, slow your Mac down somewhat. You can get an internal Maxtor pretty cheaply nowadays.
Hope it works out for you.
Regards,
Richard
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