On Oct 5, 2008, at 8:56 PM, John Callahan wrote:
> > Hard drive is running slow and erratically. Looking for help and > causes. PowerMac G4 QuickSilver (2002), Second hard drive runs fine. > Thank you 2 thoughts. 1) (and best case scenario) Hard drive is full and it is thrashing around trying to find free space 2) (and most likely scenario) Hard drive is getting ready to fail. Back up NOW!! We'll wait... ... ... Use Disk Utility to check the SMART status. Not a guaranteed indicator of health, but if it says something bad, BELIEVE IT. I would get a replacement drive as soon as I could. Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
