on 12/16/03 11:08 PM, Ian Primus wrote: >Also, chances are, if the Color Classic won't boot now, then the hard >drive is likely bad or missing. Of course, it could just be blank, or >have a corrupt system folder, but I've found that more often than not, >if a compact gives the flashing disk, then the drive is dead - since >it's pretty hard to accidentally erase a drive to the point where the >system won't boot...
Little kids do this all the time. All you have to do is move the Finder or the System file out of the System Folder. Lots of other logical things can go wrong to give you the flashing question mark without a hardware failure. I always listen to the drive; then put in a boot floppy with SCSI probe and Disk First Aid, and sometimes run the SilverLining hard drive test before replacing the drive. http://katsmacs.blogspot.com/ -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
