> From: pamark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi All, > > I have a G4 400mhz Pci and the other day someone unplugged one of the > monitors from the computer without shutting it down first. Directly > after that the computer froze and refused to reboot. I worked with it > for quite a while and kept hearing grinding noise. Fortunately there was > a second hard drive installed but it did not have a system on it. So I > booted from a cd and installed a new system. I still was unable to get > the machine to boot from a hard drive. So I unpluged the first hard > drive and its power. Still no luck. then when I plugged them both back > in and was finally able to get the second hard drive to boot but the > first hard drive could not be seen. After several more boots I shut it > off for the night. Now the next morning I am able to boot from the > second drive and the first drive not only shows up but so does all the > info on it. OK guys, anyone tell me what happened ? What do you all > think? I ran tech tools pro and the drive comes up fine. So I am > assuming I should not trust this drive. But is there anything else I > should do? > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.... > > thanks, > pam
So will it also now start from your original hd after you have set it as start up? If it works and for the next few days starts up fine first go, don't worry. You could get every or no kind of diagnosis and might not be any wiser. If it still fails, this is a different case and we should look into it. David Elmo -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
