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kramizeh@pilot.msu.edu wrote:
>
> I have a 333 slot loader iMac that won't start up. It can't see the
> disk, I either get the floppy with an X icon or the floopy with an ? icon.
> I actually got it to boot once with disk warrior and rebuilt the directory.
> All errors were reported repaired but when I rebooted the hard drive wasn't
> there. If I try to boot off the iMac software install disk it freezes right
> after the first extension icon (the apple Help icon) appears on the screen.
> Same thing for trying to boot off the Disk warrior ver 2.0 disk as well
> now. I searched mac fix it archives and tried rebooting after removing the
> VST USB floppy drive also but no luck. It just continues to freeze while
> booting up. The unit is just over one year old and doesn't get the kind of
> heavy use that might cause a drive to fail prematurely. If there is such a
> thing as a premature drive failure. ;-) Can anyone point me to additional
> resources for imac woes or does anyone have any experience with this type
> of problem. Thanks. MVK
Sounds like _probably_ a drive controller, ie: motherboard problem.
What I'd do is open it up and carefully check the drive cable
connections. If it still won't boot, disconnect the HDD, and see if it
boots off of the CD. This will eliminate the HDD as a problem. If that
is the case replace the HDD. Otherwise it's the onboard controller, and
you need a new MB.
--
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group
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