At 12:37 PM -0400 4/7/2009, Anne Keller-Smith wrote: >I have hearing loss so I'm not really sure, but as the G4 Mac started >up this morning I might have heard some clicking. Either that or >crickets in the house, LOL. > >Made me think I should get a utility that can warn of incipient HD >failure. I seem to remember we discussed some such.
You already have such a utility - your ears. Trust 'em. If your HD is suddenly clicking enough to make you think crickets, it's dying. Please don't waste time installing some utility. Make a full backup NOW. Then go HD shopping, so you'll have it on hand... - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---