My guess is your drive has gone belly up, at least the boot section. If you have your old drive, try putting that in your Pismo and see if that works. If so then you may be able to access the 60Gig drive from a external case that doesn't have to boot to be seen.
Tom On 4/26/05 10:26 AM, "willi miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A very scary thing happened yesterday. First, I started hearing clicking > sounds, I guess from my hard drive. A while later, the computer started > locking up. Later still, when rebooting because of locking up, there were > chimes and the screen would go to grey, but nothing more. I put in the OS X > program CD but it didn't do anything better with that. Tried the TechTool > CD. Nothing. > Then, on reboot, I got a black screen with DOS-like text asking for ID > and password. The top line showed my name. It kept telling my password was > incorrect. That happened a few times and then the computer went back to > normal, where it is now. I backed up the hard drive, archived emails, and am > walking around it on tiptoe. > I've never seen anything like this in the 15 years I've been using Mac's > but I'm sure someone else has. Am I in trouble here? All help appreciated. > > Willi > > G3 Pismo 500 > 384 RAM > 60GB HD in 3 partitions, one of which is out of commission. I intend to > reformat it ASAP. > OS 10.3.8 > > -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
