Like I said, 'Patience of a Saint' ;-) Chris Webb . Partner MacService Woodside, Brightling Road Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL t: 01580 881212 f: 01580 881313 m: 07770 960632 e: [email protected] w: www.macservice.co.uk
On 5 Aug 2011, at 14:44, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: > I've replaced many a hard drive in an iMac, it's usually a 1 hour job not > including data recovery and restoration. > > Regards > > Sam > > -- > MacAmbulance > Sam Mullen > 07747778022 > [email protected] > > On 5 Aug 2011, at 13:58, Chris Webb <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Assuming its the aluminium 27", the glass front window has to come out to >> get a replacement disk in. This either means the repair has to be carried >> out in a 'clean' room or by someone with the patience of a saint (not me!) >> and lint free gloves. >> >> On the rare occasions I've had to put a new drive in one of these, I send it >> over to Maidstone to my local AASP, MicroSpot. >> >> 'Fraid I don't know where an AASP close to Crawley would be.I'm loath to say >> 'Solutions' but quite happy to say CanCom! >> >> Chris Webb . Partner >> MacService >> Woodside, Brightling Road >> Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL >> t: 01580 881212 >> f: 01580 881313 >> m: 07770 960632 >> e: [email protected] >> w: www.macservice.co.uk >> >> On 5 Aug 2011, at 13:08, Paul Howard wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Many thanks for the info on Diskwarrior. I purchased it (and a firewire 800 >>> cable which was not easy to find locally) and tried to run the repair using >>> Target Disk Mode. Initially the drive refused to repair saying there was a >>> hardware error, but after leaving it attached for 30 mins the status >>> changed and it said the repair was possible. >>> >>> The repair took about 30 mins and the log showed lots of errors that were >>> fixed. Initially the machine ran fine, but over the last day or so it has >>> started locking up again for 30 secs to 5 mins at a time before becoming >>> responsive again. >>> >>> I think the time has come to get the drive replaced. >>> >>> I would rather support a local, independent repairer if possible, so any >>> suggestions on the best place to take it for repair? >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> >>> -- >>> Paul Howard >>> >>> web: phoward.com | twitter: @phowardcom >>> >>> tel (UK): +44 (0)1293 738158 | mobile (UK): +44 (0)7903 505153 | >>> tel (US) : +1 251 243 0058 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
