On Oct 31, 8:49 pm, Wolfman <[email protected]> wrote: > I ran disk utility and was given the message that some hard drive > problems could not be fixed but I managed to erase the hard drive and
Use disk utility to completely reformat, make sure you select the entire hard drive, not the partition, and select the options - secure erase. This will check for and map out any bad spots on the drive. I think 5 years or so it needs this. > It worked for a while but the next day it was back > to not booting up. I am thinking of putting a new hard drive. -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
