Monday night the HD in my 7500 was fine. Tuesday when I booted up,
I got the flashing question mark.
Here's my setup: PM7500/100 with upgraded 200MHz 604e processor,
upgraded 4.2 GB hard drive, Mac OS 9.1, 128MB RAM (w/VM 160MB).
Disk First Aid and TechTool do not see the drive.
SCSIProbe, Lido, and FWB Hard Disk Toolkit see the drive but are
unable to mount it. Mt. Everything sees it and tries to mount it,
but returns a "Hardware Error" message.
I've been running on a backup Jaz disk since Tuesday evening.
Of course, the HD would go just two days before the monthly backup.
There are files on it that are important to me, but not important
enough to pay a service like DriveSavers to recover them.
Any ideas on how I might repair the HD, or failing that, force it to
mount one last time so I can back up the files on it?
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First things first.
Pull lid on the box. Unplug and plug in the SCSI connectors at both
ends at least half a dozen times. this is to scratch away film and
then firmly plug it all together again. Recent temperature changes
or a years long build up of gunk would be the first things to look at.
Also do the same with the power connectors.
If that does not help then look at other causes.
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Adrian
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