At 2:52 PM -0400 8/7/2009, Bill Connelly wrote: > >> 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 ...
Check the system log. If you see even ONE error being thrown stop the indexing NOW. >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. Is everything equal between the two drives - same exact buffering and raw performance? Could be that the newer drive is just able to push data faster, causing the marginal cable to fail. >And since both drives performed well in the external FW enclosure, I >suspect a problem with the 750GB circuitry? Make any sense? It makes more sense to me that it's a marginal IDE cable. Those types of errors... would be noticed while in the external box too, if it was the drive mechanism. >Guess I should suspect possibility of faulty data on all partitions? yes. At this point. - 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
