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G5 only gives me a gray screen (with apple logo)
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1518594" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Up to this point I'm thinking a dead hard drive.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This was positive. This may mean that your hard drive may be on the verge of dying.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This probably wasn't a very good first move. Once you got the computer running...the VERY first move would to have copied all important files off this hard drive (if you don't have a backup of them already) BEFORE the hard drive completely "kicks the bucket"!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Also...sometimes when emptying the trash (with a very large amount of files in the trash)...problems can occur. Why...I'm not sure...just that it happens (maybe it's becasue the hard drive it getting old & about to die). I find it's better to erase smaller batches of files.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ten years of hard labor can definitely equal close to being a dead hard drive. Since there is nothing on this hard drive of importance...I would (two options):</p><p></p><p>Option #1:</p><p></p><p>- boot the computer from an OS install DVD</p><p>- reformat the drive</p><p>- reinstall the OS</p><p>- then run the computer to see if you have any sort of long-term stability</p><p></p><p>Option #2:</p><p></p><p>Consider this hard drive "fried"...buy a new one...install the OS onto it...then "Keep on Trucking"!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1518594, member: 56379"] Up to this point I'm thinking a dead hard drive. This was positive. This may mean that your hard drive may be on the verge of dying. This probably wasn't a very good first move. Once you got the computer running...the VERY first move would to have copied all important files off this hard drive (if you don't have a backup of them already) BEFORE the hard drive completely "kicks the bucket"!;) Also...sometimes when emptying the trash (with a very large amount of files in the trash)...problems can occur. Why...I'm not sure...just that it happens (maybe it's becasue the hard drive it getting old & about to die). I find it's better to erase smaller batches of files. Ten years of hard labor can definitely equal close to being a dead hard drive. Since there is nothing on this hard drive of importance...I would (two options): Option #1: - boot the computer from an OS install DVD - reformat the drive - reinstall the OS - then run the computer to see if you have any sort of long-term stability Option #2: Consider this hard drive "fried"...buy a new one...install the OS onto it...then "Keep on Trucking"!:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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