First things First Remove, or at least disconnect the second HD ----- leave out of the mix until you get the first HD working. [That way THOSE files will be safe from further damage, and probably recoverable later.] [Treat that HDs problems as a separate problem.]
On Mar 17, 2009, at 6:39 AM, Janine Cheung wrote: > > As I said, I need help! > > I have a 1 Ghz Dual Processor Quick Silver with 1.5 GB ram, running OS > 10.4.11 > > I had two harddrives installed. My main drive is 150 GB but shows up > as being 120 gb. The other harddrive was about 80 GB. > > Anyway... I turned the computer on today and heard a persistant > clicking noise.... I investigated a little, but was not too worried > because the main boot drive was functioning normally. > > Later checked here on the list for possible reasons for the clicking > noise and found it was likely harddrive failure... which is when I > went looking for my second harddrive icon on the desktop... couldn't > find it .... so I loaded in my OS X install disk and rebooted with it > as the startup disk. The missing drive did not appear in the lineup. > > I then switched back to my boot drive and made backups of all my > working files. Backups ---- where? Removable media? Backups to a different partition on the same HD are still gone if the HD goes. > However, I've lost access to whatever was on the > second drive, and alas, do not have a recent backup. Is there any way > to retrieve files from a "dead" drive? > A supposed short term 'fix/cure' is to FREEZE the HD [remove, freezer overnight, reinstall, IMMEDIATE clone/ copy to another device/ location. > Okay.... so I'm now missing some stuff... mainly downloaded music, and > purchased stock photos..... BUT that's when it goes from bad to worse! > > I turned off the computer, unplugged it, grounded myself and went in > an discounted the malfunctioning harddrive. Tried to reboot, heard > the start-up chime, after along wait, got the grey apple logo screen, > and then after another long wait, my desktop photo and dock appeared > on the screen, but my files did not load.... just the spinning beach > ball...... I let it sit for .5 hour.... but nothing was happening so I > shut down the computer again and restarted by holding down the "c" > key, since the install disk was still in the DVD drive. > > I then checked the boot volume and it came up that a minor repair was > needed... did that, and then verfied the permissions. That came up > saying that everything was wrong. So I ran repair permissions. > > Then I rebooted using the main drive, and that's when it gets stuck > (as detailed above) > > My files are still on the boot drive, but how can I get the harddrive > to mount? > No 'clicking', probably recoverable ----- Have you tried "Disk Utility's" 'repair disk' option --- re run until it comes up with a clean report. If the system still has problems at this point, Disk Warrior' may be the solution. > I don't have an up-to-date version of Disk Warrior..... if I got the > appropriate version and ran it, building a new volume directory for > the disk, would that solve the prolem? > > Any other suggestions? > When you get things back operating, Run, don't walk to the nearest supplier of HD's and replace the 150GB. The original HD MAY be suitable for installation in an External Case, but if you do, don't forget that it has already had problems [in other words --- NOT for backing up irreplaceable files.] The 80GB is probably suitable for use as a 'door stop'. > I had a SCSI card in a slot that I wasn't using, so I pulled it out > just in case it was interfering with the boot process in some way. > > Still get hung up at the desktop, with the spinning beachball. > > Like I said earlier... HELP! Just how I would look at and attack this situation. Others may have other comments [maybe better]. Chuck D. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
