on 1/23/03 2:36 PM, Bill Neill at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Disk Warrior is your best bet. It has a scavenge mode. Sounds like the drive is a goner, get your data off asap. > URGENT HD Problem > > HELP! > > I have a 4 G hd that I have partitioned into 4 - 1 G partitions. > > All has been working just fine, except last night, when I went to start > up the 6500. > > Partition 1 was the loaded system and all went as expected, then the > following 3 partitions would normally show as the start up completed. > > Here is the problem: after the first partition showed up the hd > continued to make a grunt, grunt, pause, grunt, grunt, pause and so on > and the load failed the the computer froze. > > This repeated 4 or five times and I loaded a CD which did the same > thing after the first partition loaded ok. > > Since this hd is in the portable SCSI enclosure, I can shut the power > off and so I did just that, the load completed from the CD and I went > to DISK SET UP. > > All looked normal and so I applied power to the external hd. > > I than proceeded to MOUNT each of the 4 partitions. > > Partition 3 did the grunt, grunt, pause, grunt, grunt thing and the > system froze. > > Reloaded and confirmed that the problem was in the partition 3 only. > > Their was enough collective room on the three good partitions to copy > the files from partition 3 to them. This was done on about the 5th > attempt, when partition 3 finally did mount. > > HOWEVER, I found that three folders would not allow copies and caused > the grunt, grunt and so on. > > I opened each of the folders and managed to copy the files, but could > not trash the folders. > > I wanted to learn what was the problem, so I loaded Hard Disk Tool kit. > > In it was an option to DELETE VOLUME. > > I did this and the entire 1 G is GONE! > > Any ideas? > > hot shot Bill /*>#@< > > ===== > Computer: Mac Power PC 6500 @ 300 Mh > Mac O S: 8.5.1 > System: 64Mb w/v9 RAM Doubler = 192 Mb > Disks: 2Mb, F, Zip, and CD > Programs: (see above), memory alocation (see above). > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com
-- All the best, R.A. Cantrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 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
