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Hi --
I've searched for answers to this question but with no luck.
I have an eMac running OS X. A few days ago it got sluggish, and I was unable to click on anything on the desktop. I could move open windows, but I could not minimize them, could not click on desktop items, or properly shut down my machine. I manually turned it off, and it has failed to boot ever since. I hear the start up sound and get the gray screen with the turning gear, but that screen never goes away. When I boot in verbose mode the last thing that appears is the message "Got boot device."
I have:
- disconnected all peripherals
- reset PRAM
- tried booting in safe mode (didn't work -- just got the gray screen)
- tried booting from OS X install disk (kept ejecting the disk)
Any advice? Is this likely a hard drive failure?
I've searched for answers to this question but with no luck.
I have an eMac running OS X. A few days ago it got sluggish, and I was unable to click on anything on the desktop. I could move open windows, but I could not minimize them, could not click on desktop items, or properly shut down my machine. I manually turned it off, and it has failed to boot ever since. I hear the start up sound and get the gray screen with the turning gear, but that screen never goes away. When I boot in verbose mode the last thing that appears is the message "Got boot device."
I have:
- disconnected all peripherals
- reset PRAM
- tried booting in safe mode (didn't work -- just got the gray screen)
- tried booting from OS X install disk (kept ejecting the disk)
Any advice? Is this likely a hard drive failure?