Re: Is my Powermac G4 MDD calling itself out?

2009-07-13 Thread Dan
At 8:48 PM -0700 7/12/2009, dualG4Wheels wrote: On Jul 12, 9:01 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: Update your backups! Just in case it's the HD... I have time machine on the job as we speak. You cannot boot from a TM backup. So keep in mind that if your internal HD fails, the TM backup

Re: Is my Powermac G4 MDD calling itself out?

2009-07-13 Thread dualG4Wheels
On Jul 13, 10:07 am, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 8:48 PM -0700 7/12/2009, dualG4Wheels wrote: On Jul 12, 9:01 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote:   Update your backups!  Just in case it's the HD... I have time machine on the job as we speak. You cannot boot from a TM backup.  So

Is my Powermac G4 MDD calling itself out?

2009-07-12 Thread dualG4Wheels
Hi there, I have a Powermac G4 MDD, with dual 1.42 processors, that I have been using for the past three years. A couple of weeks ago, when I shut the machine down, right before it went off altogether,but after the hard drive parked, I heard a distinct two beat (and beep) melody coming from

Re: Is my Powermac G4 MDD calling itself out?

2009-07-12 Thread Bill Connelly
On Jul 12, 2009, at 3:24 PM, dualG4Wheels wrote: Hi there, I have a Powermac G4 MDD, with dual 1.42 processors, that I have been using for the past three years. A couple of weeks ago, when I shut the machine down, right before it went off altogether,but after the hard drive parked, I

Re: Is my Powermac G4 MDD calling itself out?

2009-07-12 Thread dualG4Wheels
On Jul 12, 4:25 pm, Bill Connelly billycarm...@verizon.net wrote: On Jul 12, 2009, at 3:24 PM, dualG4Wheels wrote: Hi there, I have a Powermac G4 MDD, with dual 1.42 processors, that I have been using for the past three years. A couple of weeks ago, when I shut the machine

Re: Is my Powermac G4 MDD calling itself out?

2009-07-12 Thread Dan
At 12:24 PM -0700 7/12/2009, dualG4Wheels wrote: Powermac G4 MDD, with dual 1.42 processors A couple of weeks ago, when I shut the machine down, right before it went off altogether,but after the hard drive parked, I heard a distinct two beat (and beep) melody coming from inside the case, as

Re: Is my Powermac G4 MDD calling itself out?

2009-07-12 Thread dualG4Wheels
On Jul 12, 9:01 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 12:24 PM -0700 7/12/2009, dualG4Wheels wrote: Powermac G4 MDD, with dual 1.42 processors A couple of weeks ago, when I shut the machine down, right before it went off altogether,but after the hard drive parked, I heard a distinct two

Re: Is my Powermac G4 MDD calling itself out?

2009-07-12 Thread Jonas Ulrich
Try disconnecting all the hard drives and turning it on then off. Try to listen to where the sound is coming from. Also verify all the hard drives. -Jonas On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM, dualG4Wheels horne...@metrocast.netwrote: On Jul 12, 9:01 pm, Dan dantear...@gmail.com wrote: At 12:24