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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
Hard drive issues?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1169536" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>To test your hard drive:</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>If the hard drive checks out OK, download and run the free <a href="http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx" target="_blank">OnyX </a>maintenance utility. Be sure to read directions first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1169536, member: 46727"] 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 [URL="http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx"]OnyX [/URL]maintenance utility. Be sure to read directions first. [/QUOTE]
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