powerbook problems
- Thread starter jahworkz
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nixgeek
Mac of the SubGenius! :-)
You might want to give us a little more background on what was done or what took place before the hard drive went AWOL. Otherwise, it's pretty hard to tell since it could be a number of things.
Does the HD make any weird noises, like clicking or a constant "winding up" sound? If so, then the hard drive is basically toast. You're going to have yo buy a new one for that PowerBook. If it's still under warranty, contact Apple for replacement parts.
Not that this would help, but it's worth a shot. If that PowerBook has OS X, boot into Single User Mode by holding down Apple-S after the Mac startup chime. Hold it down until you see text flying across the screen. Once at the command prompt, type the following:
/sbin/fsck -yf <hit the Return key>
Report back with results.
Does the HD make any weird noises, like clicking or a constant "winding up" sound? If so, then the hard drive is basically toast. You're going to have yo buy a new one for that PowerBook. If it's still under warranty, contact Apple for replacement parts.
Not that this would help, but it's worth a shot. If that PowerBook has OS X, boot into Single User Mode by holding down Apple-S after the Mac startup chime. Hold it down until you see text flying across the screen. Once at the command prompt, type the following:
/sbin/fsck -yf <hit the Return key>
Report back with results.
THANX NixGeek's
sorry bout that
OK!!! here we go
i ereased the HD to get rid of OS9
i installed OSX then then i got a few lock ups
so i eraesed it again for a fresh install
BUT the drive went AWOL!!!!
cant see it !!!!
i presumed the drive died BUT the hardwear test cd PASSED the mass storage
wich i presumed was the HD!!!!
i just wanted 2 know if
i could do something else!!!!!
there is no winding nosies from the drive!!!
HOPE THIS HELPS!!!!
PEACE!!!
JahWorkz
PS
i tried the Apple+S
it sees the OSX installer Disk BUT NOT the HD
sorry bout that
OK!!! here we go
i ereased the HD to get rid of OS9
i installed OSX then then i got a few lock ups
so i eraesed it again for a fresh install
BUT the drive went AWOL!!!!
cant see it !!!!
i presumed the drive died BUT the hardwear test cd PASSED the mass storage
wich i presumed was the HD!!!!
i just wanted 2 know if
i could do something else!!!!!
there is no winding nosies from the drive!!!
HOPE THIS HELPS!!!!
PEACE!!!
JahWorkz
PS
i tried the Apple+S
it sees the OSX installer Disk BUT NOT the HD