Hello Andrew, Finally, at last, I found somebody with a similar problem ! I have tried everything that I can come up with. TechTool Pro, Norton, Disk Warrior, cannot fix the problem. All have claimed that any problems were fixed, with the exception of several files with damaged resource forks, which I quickly trashed.
I have rebuilt desktop numerous times, optimized, fixed, over and over. Reformatted the 6GB HD many times (Low Level, Zero Level. Now I will reformat the 40GB HD, after backing up everything. I was going to try a Clean Install, but I'm not sure I should even waste my time, after reading that you had already tried a Clean Install. I am just about ready to throw away these two HDs, and buy the cheapest small HD I can find just to get by. Can't afford much right now. -- va Andrew Grebneff wrote: > > I have apossibly similar problem with my 6gb. It loses the small > partition, which eventually turns up again... sometimes (no boxes, > though). > > But sometimes on boot it can't find the system software (flashes the > ? symbol on startup). It crashes and when on the web it spontaneously > (and sometimes repeatedly) disconnects and recopnnects (even though > "reconnect" is off in the CP!). And it throws up all sorts of > spurious error messages. > > DiskWarrior has been through it twice (once run by a professional) > and hasn't fixed it. Norton etc can't find the problem. Several > low-level formats and clean OS installs haven't fixed it. > > This problem occurs with totally different sets of GOOD RAM sticks > and in different computers (I moved it from my 7500 to my 9500), and > with both OS 8.6.1 and 9.1. There MUST be something wrong with this > HD. I'm about ready to rip it out and hit it with a hammer. Which > really bugs me, because it cost me over $150US (the going price here > in NZ). > -- > Andrew Grebneff > 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut > > -- -- : - ) - Vern Andrews - - - - - Oregon Trail Descendant < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ~~~ < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Andrews Research & Education ~~ http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/VernAndrews/ http://members.fortunecity.com/vernandrews/indexresearch01.html -- 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> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
