>> I ran Norton on it and it had one major disk error which i fixed, >> then it passed all the other tests except "Checking Media" where >> it gets 3/4 way thru then I get just an hourglass and it sits there >> for hours. >> Seems to freeze the computer... I have to restarted it to get it to >> do anything...ive tried it several times...Im at my wits end...if >> anyone has any ideas or places to look (newsgroups etc) id >> appreciate it. >> thanks Laura >> e > >There was an infuriating thing about the older Nortons. I don't know >about the latest version, which is supposed to be on its way to me. >The earlier ones would go all the way through a hard drive fixing
Sometime around the release of OS 7.6 or OS 8.0 Apple made a BUNCH of internal changes to the SCSI device manager, and this hosed all the disc repair software people pretty good, worst though was Norton. If you ran an older version of Norton with the new Apple SCSI stuff it would trash your drive most thoroughly. Norton came up with a temporary fix you could download free, followed by two "version updates" that you had to pay for. Versions in question were I think 3, 3.5, and 4.0. And this is only partially related to the HFS vs HFS+ issues that forced buying the new versions. -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> 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/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
