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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 977585" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>Are you getting any unusual noises from the HD? Like grinding teeth, or repetitive ticking? That indicates moving parts failure, end of story, get it out of there.</p><p></p><p>If no unusual noises, the disk misbehaviour may well be repairable, with only parts of it (sectors) malfunctioning. For that you will need to use the Install Disk > Utilities > First Aid > Verify > Repair etc.</p><p></p><p>Reinstall will wipe the hard drive of everything anyway, unless you use Archive & Install, which I wouldn't recommend in your case. You've backed up - good - so what's left on the HD is now expendable.</p><p></p><p>If however there is physical damage to the HD, perhaps some pitting of the recordable surface - and it does deteriorate over time with all the deleting and overwriting - then you're better off to replace the HD altogether (as per my previous post suggestion).</p><p></p><p>I don't think OS 9 will read from a USB stick, so Onyx can only be run once OS X is going - which you currently cannot do <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />.</p><p></p><p>Which brings us back to the Install disk > Repair <strong>OR</strong>, cut your losses and replace the HD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 977585, member: 56231"] Are you getting any unusual noises from the HD? Like grinding teeth, or repetitive ticking? That indicates moving parts failure, end of story, get it out of there. If no unusual noises, the disk misbehaviour may well be repairable, with only parts of it (sectors) malfunctioning. For that you will need to use the Install Disk > Utilities > First Aid > Verify > Repair etc. Reinstall will wipe the hard drive of everything anyway, unless you use Archive & Install, which I wouldn't recommend in your case. You've backed up - good - so what's left on the HD is now expendable. If however there is physical damage to the HD, perhaps some pitting of the recordable surface - and it does deteriorate over time with all the deleting and overwriting - then you're better off to replace the HD altogether (as per my previous post suggestion). I don't think OS 9 will read from a USB stick, so Onyx can only be run once OS X is going - which you currently cannot do :(. Which brings us back to the Install disk > Repair [B]OR[/B], cut your losses and replace the HD. [/QUOTE]
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