is my hd dead?

[ansirone]

i have an old powerbook g4 and im assuming its hd is dead.

i did check the smart status and it said its failing when attempted to reinstal tiger. what happened was after it did re-install the OS. the machine just turned off. but the sleep light was still on. i pulled out the battery and the sleep light was still on.

so, i just wanna know if its the hd that caused it or something else internally, i am hoping its not the logic board.

please help!

 

[r.j.s]

What happens when you turn it on now?

 

[ansirone]

it doesn't start up now.

had to remove the battery so that the sleep light wouldnt keep flashing. it was erie that it was still flashing even though i pulled it tho

 

[r.j.s]

So, the screen doesn't turn on at all? Nothing happens when you press the power button?

Try resetting the PRAM and PMU.

 

[ansirone]

ya its seems like nothing turns on at all. it did this the same thing awhile back but last time i can hear the hd start up and the dvd drive being scanned.

 

[r.j.s]

Reset the PRAM and PMU and see if it still the same.

 

[ansirone]

ok, so i tried it. comes up only to the grey screen now??!

must be HD troubles?

 

[gusious]

Insert the grey disk of your computer and when it starts up hold c key.

 

[r.j.s]

ok, so i tried it. comes up only to the grey screen now??!

must be HD troubles?

No folder with a question mark on it?

See if you can boot from a restore disc, and run the hardware test.

 

[ansirone]

No folder with a question mark on it?

See if you can boot from a restore disc, and run the hardware test.

just got the hd from owc seems like it was the failed HD that messed up everything. thanks!