on 8/4/04 2:18 PM, Terry Graham at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Al, > > Other things I would do as a matter of course would be: > To Boot from my TechTool Pro 3 CD and "Rebuild the Directory". > > You can do that with Disk Warrior as well. > > Doing a Hard Drive Optimization (defrag) does not rebuild the directory, > you have to do that separately. > > Another game plan: > > Boot from a System install CD > Do a "Clean Install" which will rename your existing System Folder, > "Previous System Folder" > and install a new System Folder. > > After that you have the tedious task of dragging all of your old necessary > extensions > and preferences into the new System folder's Extensions and Preferences > folders > from the "Previous System Folder". > > Drag everything you don't need from the "Previous Folder" when you are done > then restart. . . THEN Empty the trash. > > HTH > Terry > > > > > > > At 6:28 PM -0700 8/3/04, Bill wrote: >> Al >> >> Terry's advice is all sound, I did most of them when I had the problem in >> item 2 below. >> >> I remember having a similar problem awhile back and only three things come to >> mind: >> >> 1. Startup from Norton: I believe in one of its menus in Disk Doctor, is a >> search option for unmounted volumes - Try that. >> >> 2. I had lost a big batch of emails and other information (15,000 items I >> think) and after a frantic month of trying to recover them (and did recover a >> huge mess of them with Volume Recover. However in a last breath attempt, I >> went to Symantec where there was a download of a minor update which magically >> brought back, in its rightful place, most of the missing information. I had >> tried other utilities to no avail, only this update did it - a month after >> losing them. Of course, it was a directory problem. I'm mad at Symantec >> however, as my backup startup volume has the pre-magic update version of >> Norton and it won't check my normal startup volume, and visa versa. Symantec >> doesn't have that update posted any more as my version of the Utilities is >> old. I want to know where that update is on my normal startup disk and if I >> can drag it to my backup volume with Norton Utilities. >> >> 3. More drastic and only do when you've run out other options: Start up >> from your operating system CD and reinitialize your hard disk which, of >> course, wipes out everything but, of course, you have all your original >> application disks and last night's complete backup, so you will be in good >> shape. >> >> Because of known awakening problems, I've always been shy of using the sleep >> mode. >> >> If I can think of anything else, I'll write - good luck and hope someone >> smarter than me is reading this. >> >> Bill >> >>> Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 13:05:25 -0500 >>> Subject: Startup Problems >>> From: Al Diestelkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> I have a Starmax 3000/200 which has been upgraded to a G3 with a Sonnet >>> card. >>> Lately I have not been able to wake it from sleep mode without restarting. >>> Today, when I tried to restart all I get is the blinking ?. I have >>> disconnected all the external SCSI devices. >>> >>> I can start up from Norton Utilities CD but that doesn't do me any good >>> because it still doesn't recognize my hard drive. >>> >>> Any suggestions? >>> >>> Al Diestelkamp >>> Cortland, Illinois >>> e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------- >>> >>> Hi Al, >>> >>> Once you are in. . . run Disk Warrior, Disk First Aid, TeckTool Pro 3, >>> Update your driver using "Drive Setup". . . all on your "sleeping" hard >>> drive. >>> >>> The "S" key or moving your mouse should take it out of sleep mode. >>> Once you boot from the CD. . . Go to your Control Panels and turn off sleep >>> mode. >>> >>> See if any of that moves you along. >>> >>> Terry >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... >> >> / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ >> / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> >> --> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > I have been following this. I think I threw away a perfectly good monitor. With new monitor it booted up, but soon failed again... Turned out it was a deader than door nail hard drive.
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