> On Feb 24, 2018, at 3:44 PM, Mac User #330250 <macuser330...@gmx.net> wrote: > >> >> Even if the HDD was toast, the Mac would not shutdown: it would say "I can't >> find any boot disk" - or something like that. >> And if the HDD was corrupted, the Mac would show the folder icon with a >> flashing question mark (meaning "Cannot find a valid system to boot"). > > HDD failures don't have to be total. Sometimes only some sectors are > corrupted and that's what makes it act up, including the possibility to > have it shut down on its own afer a certain timeout.
I’ve dealt with failing disks a number of times on both Classic and OS X over the years and this will not cause the system to shut down like this. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
