On 06/05/2008, at 1:14 PM, Steven wrote:
A G4 PowerBook which I have, running 10.4.11, has been playing up
lately -
very slow to the point of being unusable.
I've repaired disk permissions, and there seemed to be a lot of
permissions
repaired. But it didn't seem to make much difference overall. So
I've ran
Disk Utility, starting up from the install disk, and the result is...
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit (-9972)
Messages in the Disk Utility window, prior to that final error
message,
which may have some relevance include..
Invalid node structure
Rebuilding Catalog B-tree
Any ideas as to what else I can do to get the PowerBook functional
short of
taking it to an Apple repair centre or throwing it on the scrap
heap? I'
reluctant to throw it on the scrap heap as it had a brand new hard
disk only
two years ago, and a total screen replacement about a year ago. If I
do have
to take it to an Apple Repair Centre, what are the options in Perth?
To repair the hard drive, you must first boot to the OS install disc.
Then, open Disk Utility from the install disc "Utilities" Menu, and
run "Repair Disk" on the hard drive.
If first pass doesn't fix the drive, try a couple more (3, up to 4)
times.
Even if the first pass reports that it successfully repaired the
drive, verify it again, as new errors may be exposed by the first pass
repair.
Repeat until no errors are found and no repairs are needed.
If, after this, you are still unable to repair the drive, you will
probably need the power of DiskWarrior.
Note: Just be aware that any repair operation may risk loss of data,
you should have a backup copy of important data.
Cheers,
Ronni
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