Flakey data on the HDD. Boot to CD. Run Disk First Aid and report back....
Jim W Arnold wrote: > Hi everybody, > My 8600/350, mach 5, OS 8.6, which has given no trouble for over a year, has > been booting with a bomb and saying illegal instruction, on an intermittent > basis. <snip> > Tests have shown memory, mobo, HD's, Power supply, OS and ext's are not at > fault. > Could I have a flakey Pram? -- 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
