On 07/07/2012, at 1:05 PM, pat wrote: > My Mac is sick again. Hope someone can help. > > The patient: Mac Pro, 4 years old (the first 64 bit model), 3 hard > disks, 16 GB RAM, OS 10.6.8. > > The symptoms: It was working OK last night when I closed it down. > This morning, when booted, the Finder repeatedly quits every few > seconds (very obvious because the screensaver keeps changing). Up in > the top left-hand corner some of the usual icons on the Finder menu > bar are semi-visible but non-functional. Otherwise, a blank screen. > > What I have done so far: > 1. Rebuilt the directories with DiskWarrior. Problem not fixed. > > 2. Ran TechTool Deluxe. No change. > > 3. Put the Snow Leopard disk in and verified and repaired all 3 > disks, repaired permissions. Disk Utility says all the disks appear > to be OK. Problem still exists. > > I can't think of anything else to do other than ask for advice. Will > be most grateful. > > Pat > >
There are two "standard" troubleshooting steps you haven't mentioned: 1. Create a new non-administrator "test" account and log into that (remembering to turn off automatic login if you have that turned on). See if the problem persists. 2. Boot into "Safe" mode by holding down the shift key during startup until the little circular progress icon disappears. Again, see if the problem persists. If the problem disappears following wither of these steps, the issue has to do with something that's most likely restricted to your user account. If not, a full backup and re-install of your system is probably in order. The steps you have taken so far can only address problems with your hard drive (which you have now ruled out, so your time has not been wasted), not with software issues. Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
