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Can't verify disk?
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you need to boot from the install cd then run disk utility from there, or use an external HD with Mac installed. resoning for this is that the hard drive cant fix itself (or something like that), all you can do is verify/repair permissions.
Even to verify? I've always been able to verify the disk from disk utility without booting from the CD.
Yeah... that's what I thought. Could that be a sign of the HD failing? As much of a pain as that is, I'd rather it happen sooner than later.
is that feature new in 10.4? cuz i have 10.3.9 and i cant do that
EDIT: ok i can verify disk on iMac G5 running tiger, but it says to insert disk if i want to repair
EDIT: ok i can verify disk on iMac G5 running tiger, but it says to insert disk if i want to repair
Gracias to madjew and xsedrinam. I'll boot from the disks in the morning and do my whole backing-shizzit-up thing, as well.
Booted from the CD's, and did repair for the disk and permissions. It said the disk was fine, and did some garbledook for permissions like normal. I still can't verify the disk, and it's still making the same sounds.
I just took it into an Apple store, but they told me the sound were normal. I'm not dumb, I know what a HD sounds like. It's not normal.
I just took it into an Apple store, but they told me the sound were normal. I'm not dumb, I know what a HD sounds like. It's not normal.
well be deligent about making backups
my old G3 imac had a HD that made odd noises right from the start, definitely not a normal sound and like nothing I ever heard from any other computer's HD....I figured it was about to die....I used it for five years until I bought my G5 iMac and the HD never did die, although it made those strange sounds off and on right up until I stopped using it
my old G3 imac had a HD that made odd noises right from the start, definitely not a normal sound and like nothing I ever heard from any other computer's HD....I figured it was about to die....I used it for five years until I bought my G5 iMac and the HD never did die, although it made those strange sounds off and on right up until I stopped using it
What OS version is the drive and what OS version is the OSX disc? If the disc is pre-10.4.2 then I'd try running fsck.
Also, repair your permissions from the boot up drive again. The OSX disc will have set incorrect or out-of-date permissions. It's not a huge issue, but should probably be done all the same.
Also, repair your permissions from the boot up drive again. The OSX disc will have set incorrect or out-of-date permissions. It's not a huge issue, but should probably be done all the same.
Done both. Ran fsck before trying with the disk and after. All of them came up clean, oddly enough (after actually fixing it two times almost immediately after buying it).
Same with permissions, blahblah. Guess I just have to continue backing everything up and wait and see what happens. The noise is really getting on my nerves. Haven't had great luck with Apple since I switched.
Same with permissions, blahblah. Guess I just have to continue backing everything up and wait and see what happens. The noise is really getting on my nerves. Haven't had great luck with Apple since I switched.