On Aug 7, 2009, at 2:07 PM, Dan wrote:
> > At 10:20 AM -0400 8/7/2009, Bill Connelly wrote: >> On Aug 7, 2009, at 2:46 AM, Dan wrote: >>> At 10:15 PM -0400 8/6/2009, Bill Connelly wrote: >>>>>> On Aug 1, 2:24 pm, Bill Connelly <billycarm...@verizon.net> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> In my QS 2002 Dual 1GHz under 10.5.7, my "750GB Seagate PATA is >>>>>>> Dropping Out Again". >>>> >>>> Well it dropped out again. After moving it back from an external FW >>>> enclosure, it started up with multiple "Bus Errors" and eventually >>>> dropped off the Desktop. >>> >>> What does it show in the system log? >> >> I can't tell. I'll send Dan a copy. >> >> I had started Spotlight again, since I had turned it off to simplify >> things, but I was getting a message like: >> Aug 7 10:00:18 Moonstone-Art-Studio /Applications/Utilities/ >> Console.app/Contents/MacOS/Console[285]: installAutoFSMonitor: open >> failed > > Turn Spotlight's indexing OFF. Leave it OFF. Simplify the problem. > If you're having problems with a HD, the LAST thing you want is > something perusing and WRITING to it all the time. That's a sure way > to corrupt things. Will do after it has indexed ... already started when I got your response ... > > Looking thru the log you sent..... > > Jul 28 00:00:13 Moonstone-Art-Studio kernel[0]: IOATAController > device blocking bus. > > Not good. That and other messages point to the data path between the > bus and the drive being foo - iow, replace that cable etc. > > There are so many write type failures in the log... Can't really > tell if it's corrupted or not, but I'm thinking it might not be a > good idea to trust the data thereon anymore. Once you get the > hardware issues settled, erase then reload it from your backup. Thank You for scanning the log. Weird how I didn't get the dropout of the 500GB Seagate, but I only got it with the 750GB ... same changed out mobo ATA cable. And since both drives performed well in the external FW enclosure, I suspect a problem with the 750GB circuitry? Make any sense? Possible the same drive would work on an external but not internally? I seem to remember someone suspecting externals possibly had better/stronger power flow, so one drive might not work internally, but would come alive externally. It hasn't dropped out since moving it to the double plug power line, and I've run Intech's Integrity simultaneously on 2 separate partitions, while running Activity Monitor continuously, while copying a DVD across the Network, and checking Mail. Guess I should suspect possibility of faulty data on all partitions? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
