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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyluu" data-source="post: 33513" data-attributes="member: 1314">Call apple technical support.&nbsp; You may have a problematic hard drive.&nbsp; Some of the first generation G5's had a problem with the HD cooling system's heat sensor not doing its job properly.&nbsp; The HD could overheat and malfunction.&nbsp; Some of the latest software updates addressed this problem but as you've yet to upgrade to panther the fix may not have been applied to your system, or the damage was already done in the early months of you owning it.&nbsp; My Dual G5 HD messed at the beginning of this year.&nbsp; The machine started to freeze up often, wouldn't boot, wouldn't format, I couldn't reinstall the OS etc. I was in the middle of some coursework so I had to buy a second HD, but I got my original replaced by Apple, took about 10 days, now my machine runs like a dream (except for how frickin' loud the 9800 pro graphics card fan is! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />).People tend to forget that the HD is the heart of the entire system and needs to be monitored regularly.&nbsp; The OS is on there and all of the data you're trying to access.&nbsp; If you can't access the OS or your data correctly, doesn't matter how amazing the other other components are, your whole system is f**ked!&nbsp; Don't use the G5 as a paper weight, take the HD out and use that instead.I could be wrong though.&nbsp; Let me know so I don't offer this same advice to anyone else with similar problems!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="johnnyluu, post: 33513, member: 1314"] Call apple technical support. You may have a problematic hard drive. Some of the first generation G5's had a problem with the HD cooling system's heat sensor not doing its job properly. The HD could overheat and malfunction. Some of the latest software updates addressed this problem but as you've yet to upgrade to panther the fix may not have been applied to your system, or the damage was already done in the early months of you owning it. My Dual G5 HD messed at the beginning of this year. The machine started to freeze up often, wouldn't boot, wouldn't format, I couldn't reinstall the OS etc. I was in the middle of some coursework so I had to buy a second HD, but I got my original replaced by Apple, took about 10 days, now my machine runs like a dream (except for how frickin' loud the 9800 pro graphics card fan is! :)). People tend to forget that the HD is the heart of the entire system and needs to be monitored regularly. The OS is on there and all of the data you're trying to access. If you can't access the OS or your data correctly, doesn't matter how amazing the other other components are, your whole system is f**ked! Don't use the G5 as a paper weight, take the HD out and use that instead. I could be wrong though. Let me know so I don't offer this same advice to anyone else with similar problems! [/QUOTE]

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