definitely repair the disk! this is the first thing to do after such a crash. also, a ups is a good investment for your data and hardware. meci.com has some surplused/older model units cheap, i've been very, very happy with the two i bought from them including the 1 KVA true sine wave unit that was made for nec, truly excellent. they also have some apc units and other brands. for $100 you can protect your hardware and data from powerline abuse, and brownouts are very hard on power supplies as are brief glitches. i have fairly bad power, i didn't give buying a ups a second thought just for the hardware protection (and convenience, it's big enough for the room lights as well which is very nice!).
John wrote: > > Well, it may be an OS problem...... > Anyway, we had a power outage last night during a wind/snow storm. Ever > since then, my Sawtooth (450/896mb RAM, 10.3.6) has been running much > slower. I thought I would verify the disc, and repair permissions in > case something got hosed there. I tried starting up Disc Utility to do > these things, but when I do, it says "Gathering Information" and I get > the spinning "busy" indicator, but it goes no further. And the only way > to get out of it is to force quit. Everything else seems to work, just > slowly with a lot of spinning beachball. Anybody have a clue what's > happened and how I can fix it? > Thanks! ------- -- "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to the point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism � ownership of government by an individual, by a group or any controlling private power.": President Franklin D. Roosevelt <http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1106-30.htm> -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
