Does anyone out there know the proper command for running the Apple hardware
diagnostic DVD program from single user mode? I googled, but could not find
anything. Thanks,
Gregg
On Oct 30, 2011, at 6:01 PM, Vince LaMonica wrote:
On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:54 PM, Gregg Dinse wrote:
Hi Vince,
On Oct 30, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Gregg Dinse wrote:
Does anyone out there know the proper command for running the Apple hardware
diagnostic DVD program from single user mode? I googled, but could not find
anything. Thanks,
You don't run it from single user mode. You run it from the DVD,
On Oct 30, 2011, at 5:53 PM, Gregg Dinse wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for the advice. I zapped the PRAM, inserted the hardware test DVD,
powered off, and powered on while holding the D key. The iMac booted from
the DVD and allowed me to start the hardware test.
First, I did the short
On Oct 30, 2011, at 7:18 PM, Gregg Dinse wrote:
The last thing it said it was testing was the memory.
I have not run a HW test in a long while but depending on how much RAM you
have, it could take a long time to run on the extended tests version and it
appears to be hung. Just let it sit
On Oct 30, 2011, at 6:18 PM, Gregg Dinse wrote:
The last thing it said it was testing was the memory.
As I said earlier, I am not able to boot with command-option to get a boot
menu. It never gets to the boot menu, so I can't ever choose a different
drive to boot from.
Maybe your
OK, the hardware test finally found an error and stopped (at 1 hour, 32
minutes). The error message is:
4HDD/11/4000: SATA(0,0)
I guess that must be the hard drive. If that's the only error reported, can I
feel pretty sure that the hard drive is the only bad component?
Thanks everyone
You seem well on your way to a 100% win. Replace your hard drive. (Which is a
chrome-plated bitch of a job in some iMacs, since you have to go in through
the LCD screen.)
On Oct 30, 2011, at 7:12 PM, Gregg Dinse wrote:
OK, the hardware test finally found an error and stopped (at 1 hour, 32
