Hello. I am having an error on my iMac DV 400 OS (9.2.2). I m not sure, but I think it might have happened as I was sending a document to my HP laser printer at the same time that my ISP was disconneting me for inactivity. Since everything froze, I restarted, and now have a bomb error type 10. I rebooted from the DiskWarrior CD and ran DiskWarrior. When that didn't remedy the situation, I rebooted from the Apple install disk's Disk Repair. It found nothing to repair.
In trying different things out, I've found that I actually have some usable time before the bomb & crash. The one time I rebooted just to time this usable time, it lasted 43 seconds. The prompt window usully says, Sorry, a system error occurred. "Finder" error type 10 I have restarted many times, trying different things. Once I had time to open a ClarisWorks WP document and type eight-ten lines of stuff before it froze. The prompt window that time said, Sorry, a system error occurred. "ClarisWorks" error type 10 I thought it might be a document "stuck" in the printer, since there was a document included in the HP desktop printer's icon. So the next time it rebooted (during my window of opportunity) I went to "chooser" and switched to the Canon inkjet printer. Upon restart, I still had the same problem. The next time I restarted, I opened ClarisWorks again, typed just a few words, and sent that to the printer. It froze before the page printed. This time the bomb prompt window said, Sorry, a system error occurred. "Finder" CHK error I have tried restarting with the USB hub plugged and unplugged. I've also plugged/unplugged the firewire external HD and CD-RW. I've had them each plugged in one at a time, and I've tried various combinations of all the peripherals plugged in together. Please help! I know there's never a good time for a computer to be down for a few days, but this is bad timing indeed. (We just brought my husband home from four weeks in the hospital, the dishwasher and washing machine need repair, we have out-of-town company spending the night Monday night, and I have a monthly e-mail newsletter to compile and send!) I have not backed up my HD in probably a month. (I bet right now as you're reading this, you're thinking that it's probably time to back up your stuff. I know I would be if I was only reading this post rather than writing it!) I searched online and found lots of suggestions for older Macs experiencing type 10 errors. I've also found references to resetting the cuda switch. I have to tell you that in ten years of owning Macs, I've never needed to find the cuda switch. Please help if you can. Thanks, Claire -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
