The "extents" is a data structure that hold information on fragmented files on the disk. That is a fairly low level of the disk structure and an error in that section can be serious. But in your case this may be caused by a constant need to kill the computer because it is not starting up properlly and may well not be the cause of your trouble.
Have you tried to boot from either a floppy or a CD? The system will boot from a floppy before it attempts to read from the hard drive. Holding the "C" key will boot from a CD but holding down shift option command delete, will cause the Mac to ignore the internal hard drive and look for any other device. If the black screen is do to a hard drive failure, the shift option command delete, should get the system working from the CD before it checks the internal hard drive. The most common reason I have noted for a dark screen when booting and a failure to boot is caused by bad memory. Have you tried taking out or changing around any of the dimms you installed. William Ove > .....I bought a refurbed PowerMac 7300/180 from MacResq which I set up > a few > weeks ago, and it had been > running fine. I've added (2) 64 mb dimms to the original 16 and 2 > USB ports. > I was able to catch most of the error message that Norton Utilities > identified. > The voice is difficult to understand, but it says something about an > error in > the extents (extension?) overflow file or disk, error #16096. It asks > if I want > Norton to fix it. I hit enter hoping that would do it, but I still > can't get > anything but a dark screen. > > What's next? > Nancy Jennings > Stuart, Florida -- \/\/i||i@^^ ()\/e -- \/\/i||i@^^ ()\/e -- 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
