The National Enquirer reports at 5:50 PM -0700 9/12/04, Jeff Hubatka wrote:
>I just wiped a white iBook hard drive clean and installed 10.3, along >with the combo updater to 10.3.5 and all the software updates it >recommended. I downloaded the newest version of iTunes from Apple and >installed it - I get the license agreement but when I click Accept then >I get a message saying that it is in a write-protected folder and I >don't have permissions. So I figured I would run Disk Utility to repair >permissions, and on the very bottom it lists S.M.A.R.T. status as >failing. Is my drive bad? And are these different problems? It appears >to be the original 20GB that was shipped with this computer. This diagnostic utility might be of interest to you: It's called S.M.A.R.T and from the product description: Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T) is built into most newer hard drives. S.M.A.R.T records a number of "attributes" that can be reported. These are things like Seek Error Rate, Spin Up Time and more which could help warn of impending difficulties. This predictive and warning function is part of the value for products like Granite Digital's SMARTVue. S.M.A.R.T of course can't warn you of everything. A power supply could blow without warning, leaving your hard drive dead. But many failures would give plenty of warning before the drive became inaccessible, and that is what SMARTVue can monitor. Drive failure is much more rare than it used to be, but not so rare that you should assume your drive will never fail. You can download a free version of SMARTVue (and see screenshots) from <http://www.granitedigital.com/smartvue/index.htm> The free version is has limited functionality, but can be upgraded to the Pro version for $19.95 (or $29.95 for a version with printed manual).There is only a Mac OS X version (10.2 or later). HTH, Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
