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Target mode killed my eMac
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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 922522" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>Hi Lesley - welcome both to Mac Forums, and to the world of eMacs, not that you're having a terrific time with them presently.</p><p></p><p>Several statements from you indicate a failed hard drive. The "thumping noise" does indeed bode ill. The flashing ? indicates a corrupted system folder, or that sector of the hard drive which contains the system folder is damaged in some way.</p><p></p><p>What to do? I would remove the hard drive to have it tested. Easily said, but difficult to do with an eMac. If you feel competent to give it a go, please forward to me by Private Message an email address to which I can send you an eMac technical manual, or a link to one, the sort that shows you step-by-step instructions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 922522, member: 56231"] Hi Lesley - welcome both to Mac Forums, and to the world of eMacs, not that you're having a terrific time with them presently. Several statements from you indicate a failed hard drive. The "thumping noise" does indeed bode ill. The flashing ? indicates a corrupted system folder, or that sector of the hard drive which contains the system folder is damaged in some way. What to do? I would remove the hard drive to have it tested. Easily said, but difficult to do with an eMac. If you feel competent to give it a go, please forward to me by Private Message an email address to which I can send you an eMac technical manual, or a link to one, the sort that shows you step-by-step instructions. [/QUOTE]
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