At 10:07 PM +1000 10/26/03, Adam Dunn wrote: >Hello All, > >Basically I leave my Centriss 660av for 1-2days, power is on to it and >the PRAM seems perfect. Anyway I start it up and the floppy and the ? >appear. I either reboot (lately a few times) or insert the HD toolkit >disk. Which does or doesn't see my 700mb HD. I "Play" with it, >without doing anything (i.e. just insert disk and scan scsi chain), and >low and behold the HD returns to life. Yes I've been backing up >feverishly, but apart from the heart attack till the HD "Reappears" >all is well, till the next time I leave the 660av sit without turning >it on.
Hi Adam, There may be better answers but here's what I'd do: I'd use the HD Setup to update the Drive. I'd run every diagnostic I have for my own 660av. . . Norton Disk Doctor 3.2.1, Disk First Aid. Use TechTool for all its worth, including using it to "Rebuild the desktop". . . "Zap the Pram". I'd use the Norton repair boot-floppies that Norton recommends "creating" when you first load up Norton. . . (see Norton Help and "creating a Speed Disk". Speed Disk for optimization (defragging) has served me well. Are you sure that your 700 drive is properly jumpered and terminated if it is at the end of the chain; as in, not in the CD bay? Unplug and reconnect the Hard Drive. HTH, Terry -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
