On 5/10/02 11:23 AM, "Geno Endicott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Both a friend and I have 450MHz Sawtooth G4's. And have both had the same > problems with the HD's that came with the computers. The computer starts > slowing down for a hour or so and then when you restart you get the "?" > folder start up icon. And then nothing. If you try starting up from say > Norton's start up CD it take about 20 mins to start up and you still can't > see the HD. Both her and I have had to replace the HD and no data was able > to be recovered. Has anyone else had this problem and if so is there a way > to keep it from happening? And what caused it? Geno, It's difficult to say what caused this problem in these two macs. So far as I know, it's not what I would call a common or typical issue. Apple does use (or has in the past used) Maxtor hard drives; they have poor reliability from what I've seen. Quantum (another typical drive for Apple, currently owned by Maxtor) is only moderately better. The most reliable drives Apple has used (for IDE) are IBM and Western Digital. Of course, that doesn't mean that your hard drive was a dud. Diskwarrior often has good luck repairing directory structures (corrupted ones can lead to the problem you described). Usually a bad drive would sound a bit like a marble in a spray can, or just won't spin up in which case you'll see a sad mac. Over the last two years, I had hundreds of macs come in with problems like yours. Most of them, I was able to take care of without loosing data. Just from your description of the problem, I wouldn't be convinced that the drive was bad. Hamlin -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
