I'm working on my brother's iMac DV SE. He brought it over when it wouldn't boot up, and we could hear this 'clicking' sound in the vicinity of the HD/CD when it was first turned on/powered up. At start up, we get the flashing question mark and folder icon.
He'd had some ongoing problems with the DVD/CDR. But when he brought it over, it wouldn't accept a CD at all. I tried putting in a system CD or Norton CD, and it would just spit it back out (slot-loading). After several attempts, it finally wouldn't even accept a CD at all. So I couldn't boot it up. I bought and installed a straight CDR so we can now boot it up (it still makes the clicking sound at power up) using the Norton CD, but Norton doesn't see the HD. So, I'm beginning to suspect the worst. What do you suggest I do now? What are the options for salvaging data from the HD? I don't know whether he has any backups (I'll ask him when I give him the next update on the status of the repair....). Doug Doug and Bernice Hinschberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
