On 19/01/06 10:47, "Howard Katz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm not sure if I need to do anything here. I just finished running > the drive utility, and got this message: > [snip!] > > This is an 80 gig drive in a 15" AL 'book. > > But the repair button wouldn't become solid so I couldn't try it. So, > I ran Drive Genius, from the CD. I've run the repair function 3 times > now and it keeps telling me that the disk need to be repaired. > Doesn't want to DO that repair tho!. I haven't done the rebuild > function--really not sure if that would help or not. > > I haven't noticed any problems using the 'book, and I have a backup > using SuperDuper that's 3 days old. What would you all suggest I > do--run rebuild, keep trying repair until it takes, scrub the drive > and start over? (obviously the last isn't my favorite alternative) It might be a problem waiting to ruin some documents. Have you tried to boot from the system CD and launch Disk Utility from there? Do you have access to DiskWarrior? I had a problem with a drive where Disk Utility started the repair but could not complete it. I was left with a disk that I couldn't even mount. I tried DiskWarrior and it recovered the drive fine. Otherwise, I would do another backup, not replacing the one that is 3 days old. Then, I would format the drive with zeroing out the data and check carefully the result. I would then maybe restore the whole disk from the backup and see if it works. The problem here is that there might be some files that have been damaged by this problem, but there might not be any either. So recovering the files you would archive might be just fine but there might already be some files damaged and you won't discover it for a while. It's hard to tell. If you can and have the time, I would reinstall the system and apply all updates. I would then restore my account. I also heard about an OS X update that caused a problem with Disk Utility where Disk Utility would report a problem when there were none. But if you tried Drive Genius and got similar result, then I guess that this rules out the bug... -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
