Hi,
I was working on my macbook when it started running really slowly and in the end just freezed.
I managed to switch it back on and thought i should run onyx on it to find out what the problem is. Onyx said i should use my dvd to boot blablabla.
So I did, and the hard disc couldn't be repaired so it suggested i save all my stuff and reinstall the whole thing.
I switched the computer off and turned it back on without the leopard cd inside, hoping that i would get to save all my stuff on my external drive (i have most of it but i have some interviews i hadnt yet had a chance to save as i had only just put them on the mac). All i got is the grey screen with the wheel thing, waited 20 minutes which lead to nothing.
As that didn't work, I decided to switch it off and on again with the leopard dvd inside, same thing, only nom the grey installation bar comes up and loads to about 1/8th and then goes back to the start, loads to 1/8th again, and then disappears. But nothing happens after that, just the grey screen and the wheel.
I've tried cmd+s, cmd+ctrl+p+r, but this lead to nothing (also not too sure what i was doing).
I'd love to be able to save my stuff, but if i can't i'd at least love to be able to reboot and reinstall everything.
Thank you so much for your help !
Excuse my english, i'm french.
I was working on my macbook when it started running really slowly and in the end just freezed.
I managed to switch it back on and thought i should run onyx on it to find out what the problem is. Onyx said i should use my dvd to boot blablabla.
So I did, and the hard disc couldn't be repaired so it suggested i save all my stuff and reinstall the whole thing.
I switched the computer off and turned it back on without the leopard cd inside, hoping that i would get to save all my stuff on my external drive (i have most of it but i have some interviews i hadnt yet had a chance to save as i had only just put them on the mac). All i got is the grey screen with the wheel thing, waited 20 minutes which lead to nothing.
As that didn't work, I decided to switch it off and on again with the leopard dvd inside, same thing, only nom the grey installation bar comes up and loads to about 1/8th and then goes back to the start, loads to 1/8th again, and then disappears. But nothing happens after that, just the grey screen and the wheel.
I've tried cmd+s, cmd+ctrl+p+r, but this lead to nothing (also not too sure what i was doing).
I'd love to be able to save my stuff, but if i can't i'd at least love to be able to reboot and reinstall everything.
Thank you so much for your help !
Excuse my english, i'm french.