somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 7/15/03 6:13 PM, the entity known as George Mogiljansky transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> 'Fail to boot' means that the cursor appears, but the > screen remains blank, and the internal HDD is not > making the usual spinning noises. The flashing disk > may or may not appear - I realize that is a good sign > as it usually leads to recognition of a system folder > wherever it may be (incl. the FDD). It's a good sign in that the motherboard perceives the HDD on the bus, but it's bad news in that a valid System Folder cannot be found. Since it's the original drive, two things that pop to mind are stiction or that there's a loose connector. However, you may have just hit on the correct solution, namely to view this as a "happy accident" and get a new, fast, spacious drive. Whatever you value your time at, multiply by the number of hours you've spent so far or might continue to spend troubleshooting, and you probably come close to the price of a replacement drive. (Or at least close enough to permit easy rationalization... ;-) ) - Eric. -- Eric Strobel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ===================================================================== There is never a single right solution. There are always multiple wrong ones, though. ===================================================================== -- 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> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
