It would be worth it to check the battery........... or just replace it.
>Please forgive the length of this message, but I want to give as much >info as possible to see if anyone can help with this problem. > >In August, I was out of town for almost two weeks. When I got back from >my trip, I turned on my Beige G3 266 MT, OS 9.1. The dialog box appeared >that said there was a system error and to restart with extensions turned >off. After several more attempts to start up, I had to boot from the >system CD. I ran Disk First Aid and TechTools Pro and neither detected a >problem. I chose my hard drive as the startup disk and rebooted. I >rebuilt the desktop and everything ran fine until recently. BTW, my G3 >is a little over 4 years old and is used for internet, word processing, >scanning images and PhotoShop. Also, all of my data is already backed >up. > >I was out of town for 8 days and got back last week. I tried to boot up >my G3 and got the dialog box saying there was a system error - address >error. I tried rebooting with extensions off and it took over 45 minutes >for the computer to boot up. When I tried to open a folder it would take >5-10 minutes before the folder would open. > >I ran Disk First Aid and got the message, "Unable to read from disk". I >restarted the computer and this time the flashing question mark >appeared. This time I rebooted from the TechTools CD and ran the >diagnostics. The Surface Scan test showed a problem and and I selected >to repair it. this is the message I received from the TechTools scan: > >"TechTool found one or more bad blocks on your media during the surface >scan test. These locations have been mapped out so that your computer >does not attempt to use these locations in the future. Left uncorrected >these bad blocks could cause unreliable drive performance as well as >data loss." > >Also, when it tested volume structures, I got this message: > >"TechTools was unable to rebuild the directory on the selected volume. >You can use the options on "File Recovery" panel to recover files from >the volume." > >Anyone have any ideas as to what the problem is? I can now only start up >the computer with a bootable CD. > >-- >Regards, > >Les > > >-- >G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> >To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:g-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> >For digest mode, email: <mailto:g-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> >Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> >Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Larry Blodgett email: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) email: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) In theory, practice and theory are the same, but in practice they are different. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:g-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:g-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
