On Dec 12, 2011, at 8:32 PM, Les wrote: > Hi all, > My G4 Sawtooth hard drive, IBM Deskstar 20Gb made a clicking sound and > suddenly stopped ie I got a flashing question mark displayed on startup. > Presumably system files could not be read. I changed out the drive with a > fresh OS (10.4.11) install and am up and running. Of course, I have > un-backed-up files on that drive I would like to retrieve. Are there any > inexpensive options? I vaguely remember a fix that involved freezing the > drive. Any ideas? > Many thanks, Les
When they click it's about over for that drive. You can freeze it and if it mounts get the files a quick as you can before it goes again. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacBook Pro i7 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
