Hi everyone, One of the computers I'm running is a Mac Mini (1.66GHz IC2D 10.4.11) has been running fine until about a week ago when it appeared to freeze (inasmuch as the spinning beachball). At first I was able to move windows then, once the mouse was released nothing accessible other than mouse moving. It has never reached the point where the mouse won't move.
I removed all peripherals and power supply, pressed 'on' button for 10s then re-connected power and tried re-start - it worked. after about 30 mins after re-connecting external drive the same happened. I tried the same procedure but left the external drive off completely and the same happened - but after about 10 mins. I left it overnight and tried again and it worked again for about 20 mins. It has now got to the stage where it gets as far as the grey screen but no apple logo or spinning 'clockface' and doesn't even show up as 'Target' or on the network (cable/wireless) to other Macs to attempt Disc Repair or Verify. On one of the occasions I got it working I managed to transfer most of the work not backed up since the previous night. Before I do a new system installhere is still some work I need to get back if I can so does anyone have any ideas, please? Many thanks, John This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of St Bedes School Trust Reasonable precautions (virus scanning) have been undertaken to ensure no viruses are present in this email; St Bedes School Trust cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email attachment(s) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
