Yet Another *Panic Attack* using OSX 10.6.8

[pigoo3]

One thing that most such sites don't stress enough when removing the glass from an iMac etc. is to keep fingers away and only use gloves or super clean lint-free cloths when handling it, especially the display and the inside of the glass.

Excellent reminder/tip. Don't want to touch the inside of the glass that is removed or the surface of the display panel itself with dirty, greasy, sticky fingertips!

PS: One doesn't need fancy suction cups, and the large suction cups for hanging things or even the lever actuated ones you can purchase from one's local Dollar Store or Dollar Den usually work well.

You wouldn't believe the super cheap suction cups I use. One of those multi-size variety packs of suction cups from a Dollar Store with the little metal or plastic hook on them. I use the largest suction cups in the pack that might be like 1.5" to 2.0" in diameter. They work great!

- Nick

 

[MacDulles]

Yeah, I noticed the Firefox issue too. Firefox might be the trigger but I would still be looking at replacing the hard drive too.

Lisa

Appreciate your admonition against lapsing back into false sense of security , but I've seen enough warning signs to accept that , after 5 years of regular daily use in graphics ,video, & animation , this WD hd has seen its better days and needs to be upgraded and
Seagate looks more reliable than most.

 

[pm-r]

I can't say that I've ever had a problem with a WD HDD and all replacement drives are all WD, but I use the Black models which are enterprise quality drives.

PS: I still have in use some older "failed" iffy drives that I erased and zeroed out several years ago that are still working reliably, mostly as backup drives. That "maps out" any bad sectors and they seem to work well.

 

[MacDulles]

I can't say that I've ever had a problem with a WD HDD and all replacement drives are all WD, but I use the Black models which are enterprise quality drives.

I was referring to the bad reputation they had a few years ago which chased me over to all Hitachi's which was then bought out by one raid-box producing company or another. Glad to get the in-the-trenches report on the Black Models though. Will reconsider as the drive, now going bad, in my 5 year old and counting early 2009 iMac, will have been a WD and it has had a regular daily workout for 5+ years,
but then that was of a 2008-2009 vintage mass-ordered by Apple for their Macs. Will research WD's current reputation then and give them a 2nd look.

 

[MacDulles]

BTW: Day 3 without any *kernal panic issues*. Purged my RAM last night with well over 8K of *stuff* to clear off & empty from trash. Not a cure for when Murphy's Law decides to rear its ugly head again, but definitely a digital Niquil for the symptoms and my personal *panic attacks*, stemming from those black box unknowns blues , have calmed those stomach butterfly frenzies way down , especially after viewing the iMac hard drive swapping tutorials on YouTube. Proof-positive that knowledge *is* power. And sincere thanks to the MacForum folks for all of their helpful input talking me safely down off the ledge.

 

[cwa107]

Excellent reminder/tip. Don't want to touch the inside of the glass that is removed or the surface of the display panel itself with dirty, greasy, sticky fingertips!

Another tip - have a can of compressed air handy to blow between the glass and LCD when reinstalling. It's kinda like installing a screen protector - the dust floating around the in the air of even the cleanest homes will want to get lodged between the glass and the screen. If you give it a quick blast with the air as you're putting the panel back on, you'll get most if not all of it out.

 

[ron4mac]

@MacDulles
Based on what I've read in this thread, I'm quite sure your problem is not coming from your hard drive. You should replace it because it won't hurt and it seems to be what you (and others) want. But in the process of replacing the HD, take a few minutes and, while being static free, give each connector a little wiggle. And, as I said in an earlier post, reseat (or swap) your memory modules. The KP you posted is from a page fault, which usually comes from corrupt code. Data coming from a hard drive has several checks to protect the integrity of data (parity,CRC,ECC). The chances are very slim that you're reading corrupted code from the HD. Memory in your system, on the other hand, has absolutely no data integrity checks. One bit dropped (or picked up) can lead to a page fault.

Connections in your machine are subject to a small amount of corrosion and thermal expansion over and over that can make them subject to fail ever so slightly after a number of years. Connections can be rejuvenated by reconnecting them.

Good luck!!

P.S. Though you're not likely to admit it, I think in a small way you are enjoying the process;D

 

[MacDulles]

@MacDulles
Good luck!!

P.S. Though you're not likely to admit it, I think in a small way you are enjoying the process;D

Modest correction, I absolutely *hated* the *KP* disruption process that triggered this thread out of pure desperation not knowing what was going on and having not clue one how to correctly approach this, but I *do* readily admit to enjoying all of the help that I received here, yours included. Why would you feel that I *not* be likely to own up to it?
It is my pleasure to say thank you. Hint: I'm the type of male who readily admits when they're lost and would rather roll down my window and *ask* directions because *getting* actually to my destination ( ie: solution) is far more important to me than stereotypical male pride going the unknown scenic route without a map leading to evermore frustration. Fair enough?

 

[Randy B. Singer]

Link Problem: TN 2123 CrashReport Deciphere
http://developer.apple.com/mac/libra...04/tn2123.html *Page Not Found*.

That's because, for some reason, you have a truncated link there.

Try this:

http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/technotes/tn2004/tn2123.html

or this:

http://is.gd/TLHnFM

 

[Randy B. Singer]

http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/technotes/tn2004/tn2123.html

Ah, I see what the problem is. You cut and pasted the link from my post, rather than just having clicked on it.

The software for this discussion lists truncates long URL's for viewing in messages. But they are correct when you click on them.