On Apr 7, 2009, at 9:37 AM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote:
> > Hi - > > I have hearing loss so I'm not really sure, but as the G4 Mac started > up this morning I might have heard some clicking. Either that or > crickets in the house, LOL. > > Made me think I should get a utility that can warn of incipient HD > failure. I seem to remember we discussed some such. > > Anyone remember? Or maybe this is a good time to look thru the > archives? Do we have archives? > My utility of choice, which I install on every Mac that passes through my hands, is SMARTReporter. Go here, among many download places, to get it: <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23232> I've had three clients report failing hard drives just this year alone when the normally green SMARTReporter icon in the menu bar turned red. I was able to replace the failing hard drives and save all their data because of this simple, free utility. Jim Scott --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
