Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, John Perkins Jr. wrote: On 2/3/06, Howard R. Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I figured you'd have replaced that puppy by now. :) Are you kidding? I'm broke! And at this age it's more of an old dog than a "puppy". ;) -Kevin I know the feeling--I work multiple-multiple jo

Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

On 2/3/06, Howard R. Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I figured you'd have replaced that puppy by now. :) Are you kidding? I'm broke! And at this age it's more of an old dog than a "puppy". ;) -Kevin -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp:/

Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

I figured you'd have replaced that puppy by now. :) Later.Howard Computer n. A pocket calculator with a glandular problem. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp

Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

OK, so how much time would you say I have left? I haven't heard any squealing when it spins up lately, but it does have to try twice to spin up sometimes. I've also heard kind of a "bubbling" sound when it has trouble spinning up. Thanks. -Kevin -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

PowerBook 3400 Hard drive compatibility

he 3400 it says that anything bigger than 3GB will preclude the SCSI disk mode that just means I can't use PB as a hard drive on a desktop computer and doesn't mean I can't hook up external disk drives if I use an internal drive bigger than 3GB right? Thank you. -Matthe

Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

>> Apple haven't used SCSI drives in laptops since the 540 was discontinued in >> 1995 > Actually the 520c was discontinued last. Pedantic, I was talking about the series of machines rather than any one model, but yes, you are correct. > Now that I know what's wrong with it, what exactly is the

Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

> Apple haven't used SCSI drives in laptops since the 540 was discontinued in > 1995 Actually the 520c was discontinued last. Now that I know what's wrong with it, what exactly is the rattling noise I am hearing when it's idle? -- -Kevin -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and

Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

>> Kevin, if this is the same drive you were having fun last time > > If you are talking about the 240MB drive in my PowerBook 520, then no. > This is a different drive. I bought this PowerBook (a 520c) last > October on eBay after my last one died. Is this a common problem with > these particular

Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

On Jan 5, 2006, at 8:45 AM, John Perkins Jr. wrote: I'm having multiple problems with the hard drive in my PowerBook 520c now: 1. It's making some unhealthy noises when it's idle. It sounds kind of like something very small is rattling around inside it. Plus the whining st

Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

Time to get a new hard drive. There's a few for sale on ebay right now--one "lot of 5" says they're tested and working. 270 meg each, Item number: 6836924570. (I think these will work in a 500 series PB) Later...

Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

> Kevin, if this is the same drive you were having fun last time If you are talking about the 240MB drive in my PowerBook 520, then no. This is a different drive. I bought this PowerBook (a 520c) last October on eBay after my last one died. Is this a common problem with these particular drives? I

Re: Hard drive acting even weirder

drop that it may have suffered probably added insult to injury. -Original Message- From: John Perkins Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:46 AM To: PowerBooks Subject:Hard drive acting even weirder I'm having multiple problems with the

Hard drive acting even weirder

I'm having multiple problems with the hard drive in my PowerBook 520c now: 1. It's making some unhealthy noises when it's idle. It sounds kind of like something very small is rattling around inside it. Plus the whining starts right away when I turn it on, and it's much lo

Re: Update on my PB2400c CompactFlash boot drive adventure (was Hard drive

You could always run the programs and see how much memory each is using. I think it's a case of YMMV. (The heavy users here can advise you better than I can--I ask for more help here than I've given. :) ) On my 5300 and 520c I've been a big fan of RamDoubler--it does of good job of using unu

Re: Update on my PB2400c CompactFlash boot drive adventure (was Hard drive

Katz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Update on my PB2400c CompactFlash boot drive adventure (was Hard > drive spin- > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Using VM is up to the user--I never have used it, but I've bee

Re: Update on my PB2400c CompactFlash boot drive adventure (was Hard drive spin-

Using VM is up to the user--I never have used it, but I've been lucky enough to have had enough memory for my applications. I suppose had I had my 520c for example, with only the original 8mg vs the 36 that I ended up with (36? I think that was the amount), I would have turned VM on. A synop

Re: Update on my PB2400c CompactFlash boot drive adventure (was Hard drive spin-

Howard, Greetings. Sure, I'd be interested in this URL. Incidentally, if I have enough RAM for routine use, do I even need to turn on Virtual Memory at all? Alternatively, if I reassign VM to the hard drive, what effect will this have on hard drive spin-up? Gary Re: Update on my PB

Re: Update on my PB2400c CompactFlash boot drive adventure (was Hard drive spin-up problem)

's website somewhere--I can track down the URL if anyone's interested. I haven't read it in a couple of years. It was discussed when a gent named Rich Dreher released an interface card for the Apple II (yes, Apple II! :) ) that lets you use a CF as your //'s hard-drive. Writin

Update on my PB2400c CompactFlash boot drive adventure (was Hard drive spin-up problem)

Greetings. Thanks for all the assistance I received on my adventure adding a 1GB CompactFlash card as a boot drive on my PowerBook 2400c (180MHz 603e/80MB RAM/Mac OS 8.6/ORiNOCO Gold wireless card). I decided to erase my 1GB hard drive entirely, and it is currently serving mainly as a

Re: CF boot drive and hard drive spin-up problem persists

Check out this : http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/hardware/pb150/PB150_and_CompactFlash.html CF replaces hard drive. This is from hackaday. Pertains, I hope, to the current discussion except the CF actually replaces the hard drive. Fairly technical but just reading it provides some

Re: CF boot drive and hard drive spin-up problem persists

l. The current hard drive in my 2400 is only 1GB, only a little larger than the 1GB CF card. I'm doing the CF card thing primarily to run my PB silently and to extend battery life. Until I get the courage and the funds to invest in and install a larger hard drive, I am envisioning the har

Re: CF boot drive and hard drive spin-up problem persists

On Dec 8, 2005, at 3:31 PM, PowerBooks wrote: Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 11:35:35 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: CF boot drive and hard drive spin-up problem persists At 8:55 AM -0500 12/08/2005, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: still encountering hard drive spin-up. In fact, when the

Re: CF boot drive and hard drive spin-up problem persists

At 8:55 AM -0500 12/08/2005, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: still encountering hard drive spin-up. In fact, when the drive was spun-down, dragging it to the Trash caused it to spin-up! Of course. It's a dismount operation. The drive has to be spun up so the OS can write the fina

CF boot drive and hard drive spin-up problem persists

Ben, Thanks Ben Sivertsen for the tip to drag the hard drive to the Trash, though I'm still encountering hard drive spin-up. In fact, when the drive was spun-down, dragging it to the Trash caused it to spin-up! I'm almost tempted to erase the hard drive, but I want an alternative boo

Re: PB2400c now booting with 1GB CF Card! But hard drive still

I have a similiar(spinning HDD when I don't want it to) problem when doing the same thing with all of the powerbooks I have owned (three 5300's, a 3400 and currently a Kanga). The workaround I have found for the spinning hard drive is to use the control strip to spin down the

Re: PB2400c now booting with 1GB CF Card! But hard drive still

Greetings. I'm using a 1GB Transcend 80x CF card and a generic adapter (PQI branded). Someone mentioned taking the System file out of the System Folder on the hard drive. Is this the recommended procedure? Gary > > Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:01:51 +0100 > Subject: Re: PB2400c no

Re: PB2400c now booting with 1GB CF Card! But hard drive still spins-up when opening apps?

gt; and then copied the System Folder and Apps from the hard drive. Only > other set-up glitch was that the wireless card wouldn't work until I > moved it to the lower slot (and moved the CF card to the upper slot). > CF card is set as Startup disk and System Folder shows the happy Ma

PB2400c now booting with 1GB CF Card! But hard drive still spins-up when opening apps?

Greetings. Got my 1GB CompactFlash card and adapter. After a false start, I remembered not to copy the system folder from the current startup disk, so I booted from the OS 8.5 CD in the external drive, and then copied the System Folder and Apps from the hard drive. Only other set-up glitch

Re: Will just about any 2.5", 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

ECTED]> Subject: Re: Will just about any 2.5", 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c? Although I do not understand the technicalities, your comment about "will not auto-negotiate down to ATA-5" was not very encouraging. What do I need to know here? ...snip... You must be th

Re: Will just about any 2.5", 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

>>The Lombard and Pismo G3s, which are relatively recent machines, and are >>PCI-based, compared to your relatively old, and NuBus-based 2400 > >You must be thinking either of the 1400 or 2300. The 2400 is >definitely PCI based - it's a cousin of the 3400. It can even be >modified to be CardBu

Re: Will just about any 2.5", 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

>) For the record, I've run an IBM/Hitachi 40GNX 40GB hard drive in my Wallstreet and Pismo (both of which are OT here) with no problems whatsoever. I don't know if this qualifies as one of _your_ so-called "newer" drives, though... The message that Gary needs to take

Re: Will just about any 2.5", 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

>Although I do not understand the technicalities, your comment >about "will not auto-negotiate down to ATA-5" was not very >encouraging. What do I need to know here? The Lombard and Pismo G3s, which are relatively recent machines, and are PCI-based, compared to your relatively old, and NuBus

Re: Will just about any 2.5", 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:59:10 EDT Subject: Re: Will just about any 2.5", 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c? I know I need a 2.5" ATA drive, and someone suggested that I look for 5,400 RPM. I'm looking at some on newegg.com. New name brand 40GB notebook drives ar

Re: Will just about any 2.5", 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

>I know I need a 2.5" ATA drive, and someone suggested >that I look for 5,400 RPM. I'm looking at some on newegg.com. New >name brand 40GB notebook drives are running around $60-70. I don't >see any distinction being made between PC and Mac, so I assume this >doesn't matter (they are labe

Re: Will just about any 2.5", 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

On Oct 29, 2005, at 8:51 PM, Gary F. Daught wrote: Greetings. Starting to collect info on a possible hard drive upgrade for my PB2400c. I know I need a 2.5" ATA drive, and someone suggested that I look for 5,400 RPM. I'm looking at some on newegg.com. New name brand 40GB noteb

Will just about any 2.5", 5400RPM ATA hard drive work in PB2400c?

Greetings. Starting to collect info on a possible hard drive upgrade for my PB2400c. I know I need a 2.5" ATA drive, and someone suggested that I look for 5,400 RPM. I'm looking at some on newegg.com. New name brand 40GB notebook drives are running around $60-70. I don&#

Re: Hard drive question

There are adapters that do it but it has been years since I have seen any new ones. It looks like the USB enclosures with a male 50 pin plug on it. I have one but I still use it occasionally. On Oct 28, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Howard R. Katz wrote: On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, John Perkins Jr. wrote: I

Re: Hard drive question

On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, John Perkins Jr. wrote: I bought a new PowerBook. Guess what I chose: A 520c. Yes, that's right. I didn't learn a thing. My 520 died after only 9 months of use, and I bought another 500. I don't actually have the PowerBook yet but it should be here by Saturday. Now, here's m

Re: Hard drive question

nts to the desktop you are using and then swap back hard drives in the 520c. If you don't have a desktop, find someone who does. Another way is to hook up an external hard drive to the laptop, and do the same thing with the old and new hard drives. Paul Nelson -- PowerBooks is sponso

Hard drive question

I bought a new PowerBook. Guess what I chose: A 520c. Yes, that's right. I didn't learn a thing. My 520 died after only 9 months of use, and I bought another 500. I don't actually have the PowerBook yet but it should be here by Saturday. Now, here's my question: Is there any way I can hook my old H

Re: Powerbook 100 hard drive

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Re: PowerBooks & Airport (was: Hard drive makes whining noise)

My Blueberry Clamshell in particular seems to chat with the Airport Base Station just fine... But the base station plugged into my DSL modem does not seem to find the Web. Success! Apparently there are different types of ethernet cable. I was connecting my base station to the DSL m

Re: PowerBooks & Airport (was: Hard drive makes whining noise)

Well there's the Mac Portable, a few 68030 machines, some Duos, Power PCs, and G3s. My Blueberry Clamshell in particular seems to chat with the Airport Base Station just fine... But the base station plugged into my DSL modem does not seem to find the Web. (and... I can get on the Web just fin

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

At 8:36 PM -0500 9/21/05, Richard Ballard wrote: Would "Getting A Powerbook To Work With Airport" fall within the discussion limits of this PowerBook group? Yes but not under the subject listed. Please remember to change it accordingly. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Inter

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

Depends. Which Powerbook model do you have? :) On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Richard Ballard wrote: Would "Getting A Powerbook To Work With Airport" fall within the discussion limits of this PowerBook group? Aloha, Richard . -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

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Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

rddrive X.4/ 40gb Maxtor DiamondMax ATA hard drive/9.2.2 Seritek SATA Controller card/Pioneer DVR 105 OS X.3.9/LexmarkX12185 all- in- one printer Powerbook 3400c 200MHZ, 144MB ram, 2gig harddrive, OS 9.1, modules; floppy, cd-rom, zip drive If it's good to you, it's good for you --

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

John, I'd just spend the money on a better machine. SCSI drives, great as they are, are expensive, and you can get a much better PB for about the same price, or a little more than what a SCSI drive would cost. I wouldn't take the time, unless you're really bored one weekend, and you already have

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

On Sep 8, 2005, at 2:31 PM, Chris Pagan wrote: i agree w/willi. i also think they are scsi drives. it's been a while. Apple maintains a complete list of specifications for every Mac they've ever made on their web site, in easily accessible form. It's far more instructive to look there rat

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

i agree w/willi. i also think they are scsi drives. it's been a while. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi! > > Quoting John: > > I found out that the Medalist Pro (2.5GB) is a > 3.5" drive. The 520 > > takes 2.5" drives, right? > > I believe so. SCSI drives. > > Willi > > > -- > PowerBo

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

i'm not sure of the space available in the 520, but in the 1400 it prolly would not fit. apple designed the case to use up every inch of space. c --- "John Perkins Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would 3.5" drives work, though? > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by > and

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

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Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

Hi! Quoting John: > I found out that the Medalist Pro (2.5GB) is a 3.5" drive. The 520 > takes 2.5" drives, right? I believe so. SCSI drives. Willi -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- C

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

yeah... you'll wanna stick with the 2.5" drives. --- "John Perkins Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found out that the Medalist Pro (2.5GB) is a 3.5" > drive. The 520 > takes 2.5" drives, right? > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by > and... > > Small Dog Electronics

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

I found out that the Medalist Pro (2.5GB) is a 3.5" drive. The 520 takes 2.5" drives, right? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! |

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

i've been able to get almost any drive i stuffed into my 1400 to work. Just make sure it fits. I had a heck of a time getting one of those newer "low profile" drives to connect to the internal cable. the only thing you might have to do is partition the drive into smaller partitions if it is a large

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

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Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

I"ll buy a newer PowerBook (hopefully a 1400). I've heard good things about the 1400. I want a basic PowerPC Mac with a CD-ROM drive and a working floppy, PC Card slots, and a color screen. I also want something with a more reliable battery. I hate the (un)intelligent batteries that are in my 520.

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

>From:John Perkins Jr., [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To:PowerBooks, powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com >To: PowerBooks, powerbooks@mail.maclaunch.com > >Would you suggest not running it at all or that I keep using it until it >fails? That depends on how much you like Russian Roulette.

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

Obviously your not using the sick Powerbook to write these postsright? Here's how you can fix the problem: Someone on here has a good,used hard drive with an OS installed on it. Ok "someone" donate the hard drive and this whole matter is resolved. Save up some money a

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

ks Subject: Re: Hard drive makes whining noise On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, John Perkins Jr. wrote: > How long will it "sing"? > Until it dies? :) Really, there's no way of predicting the future, especially with things like HD's. Make a backup ASAP of the files you

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, John Perkins Jr. wrote: How long will it "sing"? Until it dies? :) Really, there's no way of predicting the future, especially with things like HD's. Make a backup ASAP of the files you want to save, if you can. (All hard drives fail, it's just a matter of "when."

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

Make that It'll sing you, etc. :) On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, Howard R. Katz wrote: On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, John Perkins Jr. wrote: What will happen when it gets worse? I'll sing you a high-pitched song and then die. :) Later.Howard ___

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

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Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005, John Perkins Jr. wrote: What will happen when it gets worse? I'll sing you a high-pitched song and then die. :) Later.Howard Computer n. A pocket calculator with a glandular problem. -- Pow

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

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Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

It hesitated to spin up TWICE yesterday. Is it bad for it if I leave the computer on all the time? And could that drop have damaged the hard drive? The computer wasn't on at the time. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.s

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

age of some sorts, and running it for any >length of time will make things go worse. -Original Message- From: John Perkins Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:10 AM To: PowerBooks Subject:Re: Hard drive makes whining noise It hesitated to sp

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

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Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

>Let me guess, it's name is 'Lucky' ;-) Her name is not lucky. It's Kathy. >I don't know why, but that winner of the "ugliest dog contest" comes to >mind. So hideous that only its owner could love it. :) It's not hideous. Just in really really bad shape. It was in almost perfect condition when

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

ust fail right after. Here's a list of what's wrong with it: Trim under screen fell off. I duct taped it on. Left battery is missing latch. Duct taped that in. Hard drive is failing Loose cable(s) in screen It has a dragon painted on the lid (was on there before I bought the computer, that&

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

s missing latch. Duct taped that in. Hard drive is failing Loose cable(s) in screen It has a dragon painted on the lid (was on there before I bought the computer, that's not really a bad thing but I thought I would mention that) Broken floppy drive Both batteries are dead I think one of the s

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

I'd rather buy a PB 1400 than replace anything in this machine simply because another part will just fail right after. Here's a list of what's wrong with it: Trim under screen fell off. I duct taped it on. Left battery is missing latch. Duct taped that in. Hard drive is failing Lo

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, John Perkins Jr. wrote: How long would you estimate that it will last? 5 months? I've seen them last for a year or more when they're like that. I've also seen them die within weeks. Just no way to tell what kind of condition the drive's bearings are in. If you've en

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

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Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

Subject:Re: Hard drive makes whining noise Just figured I'd tell you that the whining is barely audible when I first boot up the computer but within an hour it is louder than the normal noise of the hard drive. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and...

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

Just figured I'd tell you that the whining is barely audible when I first boot up the computer but within an hour it is louder than the normal noise of the hard drive. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | E

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

Just out of curiosity, do you know what company made the hard drives in the PB 500s and what model would mine be? It's the 246MB hard drive. On 8/22/05, John Perkins Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Again, nothing important is on there and I'm not going to replace > an

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

t stops working. -John P.S. Geoffrey, I don't think your ex-girlfriend is in my hard drive. On 8/22/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > Quoting John: > > Another thing I forgot to mention is that the drive s

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

Hi! Quoting John: > Another thing I forgot to mention is that the drive sometimes takes a > long time to spin up. Go look for a replacement drive. If you haven't made a copy of all the files on the drive, do it NOW. Willi -- PowerBooks is sponsored by and... Sm

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

$12 for the > computer, what do you expect? If the hard drive fails and I lose data > it's not the end of the world. > > On 8/20/05, Tom Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Onset of whining is often a sign that the spindle motor bearings are > > starting to we

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

I don't even make backups. The computer is so old that it's not like it has any important information on it. I only paid $12 for the computer, what do you expect? If the hard drive fails and I lose data it's not the end of the world. On 8/20/05, Tom Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

ohn Perkins Jr. wrote: =20 The hard drive in my 520 makes an annoying whining noise after the computer's been on for a while. Could my hard drive be failing or is this normal? -- Prof. Thomas H. Lee Center for Integrated Systems, CIS-205 420 Via Palou Mall Stanford University Stanfor

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

I noticed it about a month after I got the computer (in March). I've used other PowerBook 500s before and they didn't make that noise as far as I know. On 8/19/05, Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 19, 2005, at 7:36 AM, John Perkins Jr. wrote: > >

Re: Hard drive makes whining noise

On Aug 19, 2005, at 7:36 AM, John Perkins Jr. wrote: The hard drive in my 520 makes an annoying whining noise after the computer's been on for a while. Could my hard drive be failing or is this normal? No this isn't normal, and, yes, it could be a sign the drive is dying. Mak

Hard drive makes whining noise

The hard drive in my 520 makes an annoying whining noise after the computer's been on for a while. Could my hard drive be failing or is this normal? -John -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Hard drive

Is there an adapter that will let me plug a Western Digital Enterprise WDE2170-0003B2 hard drive into the SCSI port on the back of my PB 520? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon Pow

Re: 3400c hard drive ?

Problem has been avoided, more or less. I switched back to the 2 gig drive that came with the 3400c and still had 9.1 on it. The 5 gig went to my Toshiba temporarily, as the drive just snaps in and out of it without a huge overhaul, and I loaded Mandrake 9.x on it. I wanted to get linux on the 3400

Re: 3400c hard drive ?

Fluxstringer wrote: Recently, I took a 5 gig drive from a Toshiba laptop and put it into one of my 3400c laptops. Now I'm trying to load 8.5 but after initialization, the OS installation stops about halfway through with the note that the new hard drive can't be used. Then I verify

Re: 3400c hard drive ?

ying to load 8.5 but after > >> initialization, the OS installation stops about halfway through with > >> the note that the new hard drive can't be used. Then I verify it and > >> the message is : Test done. Problems were found but Disk First Aid > >> cann

Re: 3400c hard drive ?

Fluxstringer wrote: Recently, I took a 5 gig drive from a Toshiba laptop and put it into one of my 3400c laptops. Now I'm trying to load 8.5 but after initialization, the OS installation stops about halfway through with the note that the new hard drive can't be used. Then I verify i

Re: 3400c hard drive ?

I've formatted 40gb drives with OS 7.6.1 Macs shipped with larger than 5gb drives in the Mac OS 8.5 era. On May 1, 2005, at 4:47 PM, Fluxstringer wrote: I forget, was OS 8.5 able to format a drive that "big "? Could you try formatting with OS 9 ? -- PowerBooks is sponsored by

Re: 3400c hard drive ?

Recently, I took a 5 gig drive from a Toshiba laptop and put it into one of my 3400c laptops. Now I'm trying to load 8.5 but after initialization, the OS installation stops about halfway through with the note that the new hard drive can't be used. Then I verify it and the message

Re: 3400c hard drive ?

The drive may be going bad. I know that's not a positive way to put it, but it could be just a bad drive. You really should stick with a drive that came from a Mac when possible. It saves a lot of hassles in the long run, or so I've heard. I've copied the System Folder to the drive and tried t

3400c hard drive ?

Recently, I took a 5 gig drive from a Toshiba laptop and put it into one of my 3400c laptops. Now I'm trying to load 8.5 but after initialization, the OS installation stops about halfway through with the note that the new hard drive can't be used. Then I verify it and the message

Re: Hard drive question

>To make the story short, a friendly guy at Seagate finally told me that >it sometimes happens that a harddisk doesn't 'hold the partition' and in >such a case, the disk 'needs to be replaced'. Perhaps the most vulnerable portion of a hard drive is the fir

Hard drive question

Thanks for the tips, especially Malcolm, because yes, that was the culprit! I'm lazy and 7.5.3 doesn't have spring-loaded folders, so I put aliases of all my important (and big) folders in the Apple menu, including one alias of the entire disk. Some experiments show that the time taken during st

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Thanks Adrian: Your persistence made me check again in detail what's happening during my PB's startup, and I think I have now pinpointed the error. The long wait is after the desktop appears, with volumes, files, and folders, but without windows of open folders; the menu bar is still blank. Aft

Re: Hard drive question

> It occurred to me that this is very similar to the time and harddisk > sounds of a desktop rebuild, so here's my new theory: > Somehow, the desktop is lost and has to be re-built at every startup. > So my question is now: Does this mean my harddisk is on the brink of > collapsing, or is it somet

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