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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1333730" data-attributes="member: 56379">Ok...that sounds better.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; When I saw &quot;21.5 iMac&quot; and &quot;OS 10.5.2&quot; in the same sentence...I was figuring something wasn't quite right!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />From your original post where you mentioned being able to boot from your OS disk...but not able to access the hard drive.&nbsp; Just so I understand what you're seeing...are you saying that when you open Disk Utility...your hard drive shows up in the list on the left side of the window...but you cannot &quot;select&quot; it (it's name is &quot;grayed-out&quot;)?Does Disk Utility show the hard drives correct name? It is always possible that your HD is damaged...thus your plan of:- removing the drive- installing it in an external HD case- copying all important files...is what I would do if all else fails.&nbsp; I would then reformat the drive...and run some sort of hardware diagnostic program on it to check if it is damaged or not.&nbsp; If it passes...then I would use it as a backup drive...if it doesn't pass...then I would trash it.Good luck,<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />- Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1333730, member: 56379"] Ok...that sounds better.:) When I saw "21.5 iMac" and "OS 10.5.2" in the same sentence...I was figuring something wasn't quite right!;) From your original post where you mentioned being able to boot from your OS disk...but not able to access the hard drive. Just so I understand what you're seeing...are you saying that when you open Disk Utility...your hard drive shows up in the list on the left side of the window...but you cannot "select" it (it's name is "grayed-out")? Does Disk Utility show the hard drives correct name? It is always possible that your HD is damaged...thus your plan of: - removing the drive - installing it in an external HD case - copying all important files ...is what I would do if all else fails. I would then reformat the drive...and run some sort of hardware diagnostic program on it to check if it is damaged or not. If it passes...then I would use it as a backup drive...if it doesn't pass...then I would trash it. Good luck,:) - Nick [/QUOTE]

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