Terry Graham wrote:
> Hi all,
> A friend with a B&W just called in a panic
> saying he's trying to boot up but the computer just gives up
> warning bells and beeps and says it can't locate a system folder???
If the OS couldn't find a System folder, all you'd see upon turning on the computer
is a flashing question mark inside a disk icon. No bells, no whistles, no beeps, no
nuttin else.
> He had 9.1.1 and I had used an update to take him to 9.2.2 two weeks ago
> and all was well till now.
You mean he had 9.2.1, right?
> He mumbled something about. . . having two sets of vector effects,
> (he uses Illustrator 10 primarily), no scrapbook, etc.
> He creates incredible cedar signs and there's no one touching his work
> for 100 miles around. His site is http://warrenlangley.com
Could be a screwed up directory or cross-linked files. Or he might have
inadvertently removed one of the essential system files from the System folder. He
might also have a corrupted Finder preference file, or maybe PRAM got corrupted for
some reason.
> So I'm on my way over with my OS 9, TechTool Pro3, Disk Warrior,
> and Norton 6.. . CDs. He just bought the B&W used and it seemed to me that the
> drive was noisy but it was new to me so. . .?
Well, you certainly have the right tools to check out his problem. However, if the
disk is making regular clicking sounds, it's probably fried. And if that's the case,
it'll cost him an arm and a leg to retrieve the data off the disk (assuming, of
course, that a head crash didn't score the surface of the platter and obliterate the
data. Sorry, but it had to be said).
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