Back up fast/often! It sounds like the hard drive is going....
on 12/3/04 6:33 PM, Gaston Croteau at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all > Last night I had a crash of sorts... I was working on a document and > the computer went into work mode (spinning wheel thing) and would not > stop , I tried all the key stroke options but nothing worked, resorted > to shutting down.... on startup all I got was a question mark/folder > alternating flash thing, I tried booting with disk utilities disk but > the hard drive was not visible, I tried a number of things to get a > startup, such as other start up discs to no avail........ no hard > drive . > > I just shut down and left it alone , I whimpered a lot but went to bed > and slept well anyway, just one short nightmare..... > > This morning I tried again, I slipped the hardware test disc in but the > computer started up just like normal, I did'nt need to do > anything......... > Is this a pre curser to problems coming? Do I have a major > problem....?should I worry? > what do I do if it happens again? > I'm a little paranoid at this point..... > > gus > -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
