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From: Doc O'Leary on 30 Nov 2009 13:00 In article <48udnXQckYNzRo_WnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>, Paul Magnussen <magiconinc(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > My G4 (OS 10.4.11), which I've had for many years, has suddenly started > making 5 or 6 loud clicks when it boots up, or wakes from sleep. I > presume (without proof) that this is from disc seeks, since apart from > that everything functions normally. > > Is this cause for alarm? And if so, what should I do about it? Everyone else has given the reasonable answer that it is likely the HD on its way out, and you should have a backup ready, etc. My only addition is to suggest taking off the case cover and look to see if you can localize the sound better when you power up. Another potential culprit is the power supply. -- My personal UDP list: 127.0.0.1, localhost, googlegroups.com, ono.com, and probably your server, too.
From: Paul Magnussen on 30 Nov 2009 13:16 Well, I've just disconnected the 240 GB external Western Digital hard disk, and the clicking's disappeared, so the inference and (given the replies here) my course of action both seem obvious. My iTunes and iPhoto libraries are on it, though both are backed up. Would there be any limit to how large an external FireWire disk I can connect? Paul Magnussen
From: M-M on 30 Nov 2009 16:01 In article <HLednWCbfpUcZY7WnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>, Paul Magnussen <magiconinc(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > All my main documents are backed up on a networked G3. Most of my apps > are on disk or CD, but there are a few (such as REAL basic) that I > downloaded. I will back those up immediately. I guess I also need to > back up my preferences and my bookmarks. > > I think I will get a new disk and start using it before the old one > goes belly up. > > Anything I've missed? Yes. Definitely clone your disk with SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner so you can be back where you left off very easily without reinstalling or resetting anything. -- m-m http://www.mhmyers.com
From: nospam on 30 Nov 2009 16:21 In article <deKdnQgDLYSMkYnWnZ2dnUVZ_judnZ2d(a)earthlink.com>, Paul Magnussen <magiconinc(a)earthlink.net> wrote: > Would there be any limit to how large an external FireWire disk I can > connect? short answer, no. long answer, there is a limit but it is *far* larger than any hard drive made today or will be made for a while.
From: Erik Richard Sørensen on 30 Nov 2009 18:32
Hei Paul Paul Magnussen wrote: > The current disk is a 76.7 GB IBM-IC35L080AVV07-0 (it says here). Then it /is/ an IBM DeskStar, and sure I'll recommend you to make a backup of all your data as soon as possible - the sooner the better! Cheers, Erik Richard -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Erik Richard Sørensen, Member of ADC, <mac-manNOSP(a)Mstofanet.dk> NisusWriter - The Future In Multilingual Text Processing - www.nisus.com OpenOffice.org - The Modern Productivity Solution - www.openoffice.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |