Hard drive issues?

RSDman · RSDman #1 (**permalink**)

01-14-2011, 12:13 PM

I have an iMac 17" 5.1 with newly upgraded OX 10.6.5 which shows the spinning beach ball more than it should in my opinion. I once had a similar situation with an older Mac which turned out to be a bad hard disk. Once replaced it ran fine. How can I tell if my hard drive in my iMac is faulty? I have 4 gigs of memory.

Buzzard2010 · Buzzard2010 #2 (**permalink**)

01-14-2011, 12:14 PM

Firstly try updating to 10.6.6 and see if the problem persists

- Simon

RSDman · RSDman #3 (**permalink**)

01-14-2011, 01:39 PM

When I try to download the update to 10.6.6, I am told that the server wouldn't connect and to make sure I am connected to the internet. I've tried this tree times with the same response each time.

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

01-14-2011, 03:11 PM

To test your hard drive:

Boot the iMac with your Snow Leopard disk and run Disk Utility from the top menu: Utilities, Disk Utility. Highlight your hard drive on the left (top entry) and then select the First Aid tab on the right. Run a Verify and Repair. If you wish, you can also do a repair permissions which will take awhile to complete.

If the hard drive checks out OK, download and run the free OnyX maintenance utility. Be sure to read directions first.

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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 42,673 Mac Specs: 27" iMac i5, 3.2 GHz, iPad 3, iPhone 5c, 3 iPods, Yosemite	01-14-2011, 03:11 PM To test your hard drive: Boot the iMac with your Snow Leopard disk and run Disk Utility from the top menu: Utilities, Disk Utility. Highlight your hard drive on the left (top entry) and then select the First Aid tab on the right. Run a Verify and Repair. If you wish, you can also do a repair permissions which will take awhile to complete. If the hard drive checks out OK, download and run the free OnyX maintenance utility. Be sure to read directions first. COMMUNITY RULES Writing a Quality Post
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Member Since: Dec 11, 2010 Posts: 6	01-14-2011, 12:13 PM I have an iMac 17" 5.1 with newly upgraded OX 10.6.5 which shows the spinning beach ball more than it should in my opinion. I once had a similar situation with an older Mac which turned out to be a bad hard disk. Once replaced it ran fine. How can I tell if my hard drive in my iMac is faulty? I have 4 gigs of memory.
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