[WinMac] Re: Flashing Question Mark
Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Thu, 03 Jun 1999 16:05:46 -0400
Although not really WinMac oriented, I'll try to help. Try booting from a
Norton Utilities 4.0.x CD and run Norton Disk Doctor.
Since the machine is a 7600, it shipped with MacOS 8.0 or 8.1; and a
*possible* problem could have occurred when you upgraded to 8.5/8.5.1 and
did not update the disk drivers.
Another possibility is that in the General Controls Control Panel you (or
she) unchecked "Warn about improper shutdown." In MacOS 8.5, this launches
Disk First Aid, which will help - But not fully prevent - file system
corruption.
Cheers!
Dan
At 12:48 PM 6/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Help! Help!
>
>One of our Mac users was transferring files from her Mac (PowerMac 7600/120
>OS 8.5.1) to an NT 4.0 SP3) Server when it suddenly flashed a message to the
>effect "an error of type [a number she can't remember] has occurred]", then
>displayed the disk icon with a flashing question mark inside it.
>
>I tried booting with a Disk Tools 8.5.1 disk, but it gave me a dialog box
>asking if I wanted to initialize the hard drive. Same thing when I booted
>from an external hard drive containing a universal install of the Mac OS.
>
>Unfortunately the last full backup was done in November. Does anyone have
>any ideas how the data can be saved or know of a good data recovery company?
>
>Thanks!
>- Dennis
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