On 1/30/05 1:03 PM, "Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does Panther have a disk corruption issue? > I installed 10.3 and updates (at the time) on a pismo. Worked fine for 2 > weeks > then one day I got the wonderful question mark. I started up from the CD > and tried to repair disk permissions, but disk first aid could not find > an install to repair. > So I reformat and reinstall. Everything fine for a week and the same > thing happens. > I replaced the hard drive thinking it had gone south, and install 10.2.8 > and have had no problems since. Out of curiosity I installed the same 12 > Gig HD from the Pismo (the one I thought was bad) into my Lombard and > reformat but install 10.2.8 this time. > It's been running without a hitch for 4 months! > If there is I haven�t seen it. I�ve had Panther installed on 28 machines since it was released and haven�t had a problem with any of them. (24 G4 iMacs, 1 2001 QuickSilver, 1 15� alBook, 1 dual USB iBook, 1 tangerine iBook) I did have to reinstall the OS in my alBook but that was in relation to a failed update, not everyday usage.
Panther is finicky about RAM. We�ve seen it fail to install with certain RAM upgrades. And just to prove how finicky it is, having installed without the upgrade, it often runs fine when the upgrade is reinstalled. Not that I�d trust that RAM upgrade personally. I�m thankful for S.M.A.R.T. drives. In the past I�ve had drives I was suspicious of but wasn�t entirely certain about. When you work for a school district you can�t just dump a drive you *think* is defective. Today when S.M.A.R.T. tells me the drive is untrustworthy that�s enough for my tech guy. A simple explanation for your drive being fine in the Lombard is heat - it is entirely possible that the drive is subject to less heat in the Lombard than it was in the Pismo. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
