The buzzing noise suggests a moving part, and so probably your drive. My advice is to back up everything at once, and consider upgrading to a bigger drive; I wouldn't trust that drive anymore. Drives are cheap.
If you don't want to replace it, try backing it up with a virtual image, then reformatting the drive and reinstalling the image. If results are the same, then the heads probably overwrote something on the drive, and the system may be finding what it needs in an obscure duplicate file, which is why it starts up successfully, but also why it takes so long. In that case, odds are good that reformatting will restore the drive. I'd try this first, before cracking the little guy open. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
