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angrymonkey

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Hi, can anyone tell me if there is any kind of utility, that will run from a CD and pre-boot an ibook G4, without ever loading the OS, where you can perform hard disk checks, changes etc. I'm looking for something like "Sysinternals ERD Commander, for PC", but for Mac.

Also, is there an equivalent to Norton Ghost, for the Mac? So that I can take an image of everything on the mac hard disk, and just re-image back to that exact state, if I screw anything up?

Thanks for any help.
 
You should be able to boot the original installation DVD's hardware test programme by holding down the "d" key when booting with the DVD in the drive.
 
angrymonkey said:
Hi, can anyone tell me if there is any kind of utility, that will run from a CD and pre-boot an ibook G4, without ever loading the OS, where you can perform hard disk checks, changes etc. I'm looking for something like "Sysinternals ERD Commander, for PC", but for Mac.
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You can do this with the retail Mac OS X Install CD/DVD or the "System Restore" CD/DVD that came with your computer.

Reboot your computer with the CD/DVD in the drive, and hold down the 'c' key until the computer boots from the CD/DVD. When asked to select a language for installation, you may instead visit the "Utilities" menu at the top to select Disk Utility (among other utilities), which allows you to verify and repair your hard drive.

Also, is there an equivalent to Norton Ghost, for the Mac? So that I can take an image of everything on the mac hard disk, and just re-image back to that exact state, if I screw anything up?

Thanks for any help.
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Check out Carbon Copy Cloner, or SuperDuper. I prefer the former, but both accomplish the same thing.
 
IMHO the application you want is Alsoft's DiskWarrior. This application saved my butt more than once.

Plus having good maintenance program like either Yasu or Onyx and run them program about every 4 weeks will keep your OS X running almost like new.
 
Second on the DiskWarrior--they give, so far, two free updates that you can use to create a new "bootable" disk. Remember to keep your original disk.

--J.D.
 
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