Suzanne, some things to try:
1. Start it up from an external disk with a known good system
2. Start it up in FireWire Target Disk Mode and access its drive from
another computer (hold down the "T" key when starting up until you get
the floating FireWire icon on your screen)
3. Take the hard drive out an put it in an enclosure and use it as an
external drive on another computer (this is not a solution for the
faint of heart, though, as the lampshades were not designed for user
disassembly and the hard drive is the second-hardest part to get at)
j.
On Sep 22, 2009, at 12:00 PM, <macgroup-requ...@erdos.math.louisville.edu
> <macgroup-requ...@erdos.math.louisville.edu> wrote:
From: Suzanne Blake <dyby...@insightbb.com>
Date: September 22, 2009 10:42:20 AM EDT
To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers <macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu
>
Subject: Re: [MacGroup] old lampshade imac problem
Reply-To: dyby...@insightbb.com, Topics related to Apple and
Macintosh computers <macgroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu>
My lampshade is sick and won't start up. I can't even start up from
a disk because I can't get the drawer open.
I'd like to get some old photos off of it before it retires for
good. Do I need to take it to the vet?
Suzanne Blake
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