I guess I was right... (URGENT HELP!)
I'd posted before about problems with my dual GHz Quicksilver, and guess what. This morning I boot up the computer.........and nothing works. What happened when I booted up is on the startup screen I got an image of like a disc (looked like a floppy sort of) with a flashing question mark inside it. While this is going on I hear a noise inside the computer. I opened the case up and it seems as if the noise is coming from the hard drive. My thought is that the hard drive has gone caput and that the question mark thingie means it isnt recognizing any hard drive as being in the computer. I don't know what to do now....I have a lot of important stuff on the HD, some of it NOT backed up. I don't expect a $3000 few month old computer to just suddenly FAIL on me.
I am SO ****ing sick of this **** happening to me all the time....
I am SO ****ing sick of this **** happening to me all the time....
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u might wanna try 'n' borrow a friend's comp (or an extra comp if u got it) and try pluggin the hddrive into there (power+ide) and see if that comp sees the hddrive after a restart. even if it doesn't initially see it, you may be able to get some kind of software diagnostic (like techtoolpro) which can scavenge the bad disk and rip the innards out.
if u already have 2 hddrives on ur pmac, both with some vers of macos, then u may not need to borrow some1 else's. u can unplug the faulty drive. goto control panels and set the xtra drive as the startup, and shutdown and replug the baddie, and restart. from there u migth be able to do soft diagnostics (like ttp).
hope this helped.
Just breaking your balls a little, see your duplicate thread.
I think I might just go to CompUSA or somewhere (get my brother to drive or take the rapid somewhere) and just buy a new hard drive. I mean I doubt Apple is going to do anything, they didn't help us last time. Obviously god doesn't want me to have anything good (my G4, G3, my girlfriend).
They had a similar experience.
<strong>Mods, thank you for locking the other thread.
I think I might just go to CompUSA or somewhere (get my brother to drive or take the rapid somewhere) and just buy a new hard drive. I mean I doubt Apple is going to do anything, they didn't help us last time. Obviously god doesn't want me to have anything good (my G4, G3, my girlfriend).</strong><hr></blockquote>
what don't you understand. you are under warranty. what are you scared to talk on the phone? Call AppleCare. tell them what happened and more likely than not they'll replace the drive if needed.
By your refusal to do that it makes it seem more like you did something wrong yourself.
<strong>applenut: When we had a problem with our beige G3, my dad did call Apple. They were not helpful,and didn't do anything about it.</strong><hr></blockquote>
So you have one bad experience and that's it? Call them and see what they say.
<strong>I don't have any disk utility programs. Shouldn't need em either!!!</strong><hr></blockquote>
You're right, no one should need sick utilities, but stuff happens sometimes.
<strong>applenut: When we had a problem with our beige G3, my dad did call Apple. They were not helpful,and didn't do anything about it.</strong><hr></blockquote>
well I don't know what you're problem was with that machine but this problem seems pretty basic and obvious. you're under warranty. what's the problem. you'd rather spend money on a replacement than make a toll free call to try and get a free replacement? doesn't make sense
Before you call Apple and get a replacement drive, please try the following:
start machine holding down mouse button. This will open the CD drive. Insert the OS 9 CD that came with your machine. Restart machine. Hold down 'C' key. Machine will boot off of CD. Try the disk first aid utility on the CD. It may be able to fix it. If not, try the drive setup utility. Does Drive Setup see your drive? If no, then call Apple, get replacement. If yes, then you can do the following:
1. reinitialize the drive. You will lose ALL DATA if you do this. Reinstall OS.
2. Get a program like disk warrior or Norton Utilities and try one of these. They're usually more effective than the Disk First Aid program.
Good luck, I hope it works out for you!
<strong>I don't have any disk utility programs. Shouldn't need em either!!!</strong><hr></blockquote>
Hard Drives fail. Car engines fail. Pens run out of ink. It happens and you need to protect yourself.