OS 10.4 - Hard drive not showing up in disk utility

dubstyles240 · dubstyles240 #1 (**permalink**)

02-13-2009, 12:01 AM

My Mac has been acting up lately. It won't come back from sleep mode and it won't boot half the time. When it doesn't boot properly, it shows a file folder with a question mark on the screen. I put in the Install Disk and and opened the Disk Utility. When this window opens, it lists the following on the left:

4.7 GB MATSHITADVD
Mac OSX Install Disk
WDC ROM MODEL HAWK

I need it to show the hard drive so I can click repair, correct? Somebody help me out here, I'm new to Macs, and I've done extensive searching.

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

02-13-2009, 01:12 AM

What is the "WDC ROM MODEL HAWK"? Isn't that your hard drive? Did you try highlighting that entry and run verify?

Regards.

dubstyles240 · dubstyles240 #3 (**permalink**)

02-13-2009, 02:25 PM

Unfortunately, the verify button is not lit up or able to be selected. Its as if there is no hard drive found.

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

02-13-2009, 02:31 PM

That indicates the drive is probably defective - either won't spin up or the electronics are toast. You may need a new hard drive.

Is this for an iMac or MacBook machine? If it's for a MacBook, replacing the hard drive is rather easy. Not so for a MacBook Pro and even more difficult for an iMac. Fortunately, hard drives are not an expensive item to replace if you can do it yourself.

Regards.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #5 (**permalink**)

02-13-2009, 03:50 PM

Try booting from your Tiger install DVD , and if any joy go to Utilities and run Disk Repair there and see what is reported. You cannot repair a drive you are booted from.

scathe · scathe #6 (**permalink**)

02-13-2009, 04:28 PM

you can also run a hardware test by pressing D right at startup ... but Disk utility from the install DVD is a wiser choice

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dubstyles240 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 12, 2009 Posts: 2	02-13-2009, 12:01 AM My Mac has been acting up lately. It won't come back from sleep mode and it won't boot half the time. When it doesn't boot properly, it shows a file folder with a question mark on the screen. I put in the Install Disk and and opened the Disk Utility. When this window opens, it lists the following on the left: 4.7 GB MATSHITADVD Mac OSX Install Disk WDC ROM MODEL HAWK I need it to show the hard drive so I can click repair, correct? Somebody help me out here, I'm new to Macs, and I've done extensive searching.
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,973 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	02-13-2009, 01:12 AM What is the "WDC ROM MODEL HAWK"? Isn't that your hard drive? Did you try highlighting that entry and run verify? Regards.
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chscag #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,973 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	02-13-2009, 02:31 PM That indicates the drive is probably defective - either won't spin up or the electronics are toast. You may need a new hard drive. Is this for an iMac or MacBook machine? If it's for a MacBook, replacing the hard drive is rather easy. Not so for a MacBook Pro and even more difficult for an iMac. Fortunately, hard drives are not an expensive item to replace if you can do it yourself. Regards.
	QUOTE Thanks

harryb2448 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,064 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	02-13-2009, 03:50 PM Try booting from your Tiger install DVD , and if any joy go to Utilities and run Disk Repair there and see what is reported. You cannot repair a drive you are booted from.
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scathe #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 12, 2009 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 1,096 Mac Specs: 2,4Ghz 15" unibody	02-13-2009, 04:28 PM you can also run a hardware test by pressing D right at startup ... but Disk utility from the install DVD is a wiser choice
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