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Powerbook problems
Name: Louis.Evard Date: October 18, 2007 at 17:04:41 Pacific OS: Mac CPU/Ram: G4/512Mb Product: Apple
Comment:
My dad owns a powerbook G4 12". It's about 3 and half years old and will no longer boot up. It gets stuck on the blue loading screen before the operating system has started to boot. It has also started making an odd sound which it didn't before. The sound is coming from the hard disk. I Don't really know much about macs but it seems to me like it maybe a hard drive failure. what can be done?
Name: Outlander Date: October 19, 2007 at 06:52:03 Pacific
Reply:
Is the sound a clunking sound?
Core2 Duo 1.86 2GB DDR2 667 Nvidia 6800GS Asus P5L-MX
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Response Number 2
Name: Louis.Evard Date: October 19, 2007 at 08:14:46 Pacific
Reply:
more of a whirring high pitched buzzing sound but it is a bit clunky
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Response Number 3
Name: Outlander Date: October 19, 2007 at 12:31:15 Pacific
Reply:
Have you tried booting off of a 9 CD, or 10 and running the HD utilities? Drive setup?
Core2 Duo 1.86 2GB DDR2 667 Nvidia 6800GS Asus P5L-MX
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Response Number 4
Name: TroublesMaster Date: October 22, 2007 at 16:07:53 Pacific
Reply:
You could also try starting it up in target mode (holding t while starting up) then connecting it via firewire to anther mac and using disk utility to verify/repair hard drive hope it helps
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