On 12/29/03 8:29 PM, "Kathy Kotomaimoce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, I don't remember exactly how, but after many reboots, and unplugging > and replugging the iMac a couple times, eventually the hard drive icon came > back, and I was able to run Norton and do a clean install and all that and > it ran fine for several months. But it's happening again... and this time > I'm having no luck at all. Any tips on how to resurrect this machine? (Keep > in mind I'm not a techie.) Kathy, which Blueberry model is it? The hard drive has probably been spinning around for the last 4 or 5 years and may just be wearing out. Do you know someone who is a techie. I've always figured that once the warrantee is out on a machine it means the owner can now open it up and see what's inside the box. If one is comfortable opening a computer up it is not that hard to replace the hard drive. I did a tray load CD iMac-233 last spring which was a bit of a puzzle to change but there are resources on the internet with photos and direction to do the swap. This weekend I picked up a used slot load iMac-350 and swapped the hard drive in it. It was a much easier exchange. I put in some more memory and have a brand new four and a half year old iMac that is happily running OS 9 and 10. I hope you can make yours work also. George Henry-Schneider -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
