It could be a potential HD problem. However, I'm wondering if the PRAM battery being dead could cause this. Is the unit plugged in the whole time? Is the charger working?
It's fairly easy to put a new HD into but you will need the Torx screw driver to get into it. There used to be a web page that had step by step instructions and some photos but I can't find it now. You take out the three screws from the bottom, lift out the keyboard, remove the palm rest and there's the HD under the left side of the palm rest. Once the new drive is installed then boot off a Mac OS CD and reformat the drive and install the OS. .................................................................... Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ > ---------- > From: Stephen Boyd, Miss Eaton, Inc. > > A 3400 that I set up a while back for my wife's grandmother has been having > occasional start-up problems. Occasionally, usually after it has been unused > for a few days, it is unable to find the system folder and gives the > blinking floppy when it starts up. My worry is that it could be the > hard-drive starting to act up. Is that the most likely cause? If so, how > easy is it to put a new drive in its place? Anyone know of sites that > explain how to do this? > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
