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eMac won't boot - gets hung at "Got boot device"
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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 1033973" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>There may be bad sectors of the hard drive, in particular the boot. In short, the repair job will require either a boot from your Tiger disk - which doesn't work - or Disk Warrior. </p><p></p><p>DW is an expensive animal @ ~US$100, so a visit to a technician who has DW to use might be your better option.</p><p></p><p>If feasible, I'd also suggest that you return the eMac to the tech who's lent it to you, so that the <strong>original</strong> Tiger disk can be used to attempt a repair.</p><p></p><p>I take it you used Disk Utility from the remote computer - because you cannot repair a volume from the faulty HD itself. It's good that you've at least been able to retrieve your important files.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 1033973, member: 56231"] There may be bad sectors of the hard drive, in particular the boot. In short, the repair job will require either a boot from your Tiger disk - which doesn't work - or Disk Warrior. DW is an expensive animal @ ~US$100, so a visit to a technician who has DW to use might be your better option. If feasible, I'd also suggest that you return the eMac to the tech who's lent it to you, so that the [B]original[/B] Tiger disk can be used to attempt a repair. I take it you used Disk Utility from the remote computer - because you cannot repair a volume from the faulty HD itself. It's good that you've at least been able to retrieve your important files. [/QUOTE]
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