Andrew Keller wrote: > Since it worked before the hard drive died, neither the G3 card nor > the RAM interleaving should be at fault. Is the hard drive completely > dead, or does it at least boot the system? I don't know how I did it but everything is running again. Don't know if I've solved the crashing problem yet as I haven't been using it hard since Monday. > I don't think this is the problem anymore. Something to do with the drive. I agree but it is supposed to be a new drive. The only thing I can think of is that it wasn't formatted as an HFS+ and I don't know why the tech did that. > I'm not familiar with this particular keyboard. You might have to > push the button on the front of the Mac. Yes, I now have to boot my computer up by pushing the power button on the tower which is on the floor. Damn inconvenient but doing a forced reboot will take a contortionist. > At what point does your hard drive die? That's the part that is driving me nuts. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to my crashes. At first I thought it was Photoshop doing it. Then after the computer has been on for awhile. But it has crashed at other times too. Sometimes it won't boot up and sometimes it will. >If you boot from your 9.1CD, > how does the hard drive seem. I don't have a 9.1CD. I have the 9CD and a 9.1 update CD. I tried to install 9.1 and it won't let me. In fact installing anything on this computer is a trial and tribulation. I've solved most of the problems by installing software on one of the two other drives and then copying it over to the main drive. At first I thought it was my antivirus software preventing installation but I've turned it off and still had installation problems. I've never had a problem like this with a Mac before. Installing was a piece of cake, a couple of clicks. Sometimes if I do manage to install something directly on the HD it has frequent freezes for the rest of the day. >You can test it, and fix it, with Disk > First Aid which should be on the 9.1CD. If this is OK, you might just > want to backup your data, and reformat and reinstall 9.1. I'm coming to the conclusion that reformating is my next step. Hopefully this HD will reformat as a HFS+. Does make me feel less secure with people who are supposedly licensed Apple techs. Linda -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
