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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1626211" data-attributes="member: 56379">Easy answer…replace the battery.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />When you boot the computer from the 10.5 install disk…and you are at the initial install window.&nbsp; You need to go up to the top of the display screen (where the drop down menu's would normally be)…and click the mouse pointer.&nbsp; Some menu's should appear.&nbsp; This is where you launch Disk Utility to do the disk repair.An 8 year-old MacBook (2006) is probably worth about $150-$175.&nbsp; A new battery from macsales.com will cost about $100 (good battery).&nbsp; Or a (cheap battery) can be purchased from eBay for about $30.&nbsp; If this computer is really not used much on battery power (mostly used while plugged in)…then the quality of the battery may not be important.&nbsp; So if you want a good battery that will run a few hours on a full charge…you have to ask yourself is it worth spending $100 for a battery on a computer worth $150-$175.As far as the disk repair.&nbsp; Depends what's wrong with it.&nbsp; Hard drives are mechanical devices.&nbsp; And if the disk is going bad due to a mechanical issue…Disk Utility is not going to fix that.&nbsp; Disk Utility only repairs software related issues.&nbsp; A new hard drive (if necessary) will cost about $30-$60 (depending on its capacity).Of course spending $100 for a new battery ($150 if getting a new HD too) is still a lot less expensive than $1000+ on a new computer.&nbsp; So if the computer is &quot;still getting the job done&quot;…maybe spending $100-$150 on it&nbsp; isn't so bad (even if the computer is to worth a whole lot).HTH,<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: 1626211, member: 56379"] Easy answer…replace the battery.:) When you boot the computer from the 10.5 install disk…and you are at the initial install window. You need to go up to the top of the display screen (where the drop down menu's would normally be)…and click the mouse pointer. Some menu's should appear. This is where you launch Disk Utility to do the disk repair. An 8 year-old MacBook (2006) is probably worth about $150-$175. A new battery from macsales.com will cost about $100 (good battery). Or a (cheap battery) can be purchased from eBay for about $30. If this computer is really not used much on battery power (mostly used while plugged in)…then the quality of the battery may not be important. So if you want a good battery that will run a few hours on a full charge…you have to ask yourself is it worth spending $100 for a battery on a computer worth $150-$175. As far as the disk repair. Depends what's wrong with it. Hard drives are mechanical devices. And if the disk is going bad due to a mechanical issue…Disk Utility is not going to fix that. Disk Utility only repairs software related issues. A new hard drive (if necessary) will cost about $30-$60 (depending on its capacity). Of course spending $100 for a new battery ($150 if getting a new HD too) is still a lot less expensive than $1000+ on a new computer. So if the computer is "still getting the job done"…maybe spending $100-$150 on it isn't so bad (even if the computer is to worth a whole lot). HTH,:) - Nick [/QUOTE]

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