[sussex_mug] Is my HDD about to fail?

Hi all Hope you all had a nice summer. I've never had a failed HDD before, so now wonder if there are tell tale signs to diagnose in my 6 year old Macbook Unibody. Every now and then, whether on AC or battery: 1. The screen goes blank 2. The HDD stops spinning 3. The sleep comes on Sometimes

Re: [sussex_mug] Is my HDD about to fail?

Sounds more like a power management issue. Try the following : SMC reset : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_USlocale=en_US Trash power management preferences restart : Macintosh HD Library Preferences SystemConfiguration com.apple.PowerManagement.plist PRAM Reset : alt +

Re: [sussex_mug] Is my HDD about to fail? Another similar query

I have a similar problem with my MacBookPro17 Intel Core Duo 2.16GHz It has added memory to 2 GB (2 x 1 GB) 667 MHz It seems to be overheating and quitting with a black screen. What worries me is that the fan does not appear to be working - I should be able to hear it' I believe. Do you think

Re: [sussex_mug] Is my HDD about to fail? Another similar query

If you can't hear the fan at all then yes it'll be overheating. Provided you can find the parts on eBay it's a 15min procedure to replace. Regards Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 i...@macambulance.co.uk On 8 Sep 2014, at 09:44, Keith Scott keith.l.sc...@btinternet.com wrote: I

[sussex_mug] does one enable TRIM?

Is TRIM really such a big deal on an SSD or is it like one of those myths?... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Sussex Mac User Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to

[sussex_mug] Mail woes

Hi, I have 2 issues with Apple mail that I can't fathom. I have 4 mail account set up and across those accounts I have 31 flagged messages. These appear in flagged on both my machines but only 6 appear on my iPhone. It doesn't appear to be account specific as on my phone the flagged messages

Re: [sussex_mug] does one enable TRIM?

It certainly helps keep write speeds up, otherwise it has to first erase the block then write to it, rather than it be already ready for writing. Regards Sam http://www.facebook.com/macambulance http://www.twitter.com/macambulance http://uk.linkedin.com/in/macambulance/ MacAmbulance Ltd.

Re: [sussex_mug] Mail woes

Hi Simon Flagged messages on the iPhone are usually dependent on how many emails the iPhone is set to store. The email has to be stored anyway on the phone's inbox (or other mailbox) to show up in the flagged mailbox as it doesn't actually contain anything, just shows flagged emails stored

Re: [sussex_mug] Is my HDD about to fail?

Enormous thanks. All done, so let's see. Sent on the move. Apologies for any typos and brevity. On 8 Sep 2014, at 08:41, Sam - MacAmbulance i...@macambulance.co.uk wrote: Sounds more like a power management issue. Try the following : SMC reset :