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| From | ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: A dying HDD in a very old 15" MacBook Pro from 2008? |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage, comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage, alt.comp.periphs.hdd |
| References | <aOadnUjki59kJHnLnZ2dnUU7-TOdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <130320161429479491%YourName@YourISP.com> <w5adnRfPhozmInjLnZ2dnUU7-YHNnZ2d@earthlink.com> <140320160901096009%YourName@YourISP.com> |
| Message-ID | <lLqdnZXECrB2QXjLnZ2dnUU7-K2dnZ2d@earthlink.com> (permalink) |
| Date | 2016-03-13 16:34 -0500 |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote:
> In article <w5adnRfPhozmInjLnZ2dnUU7-YHNnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
> <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> > In alt.comp.periphs.hdd Your Name <YourName@yourisp.com> wrote:
> > ...
> > > First step is always simply to run the disk through Disk Utility and
> > > see what that comes up with. Disk Utility may not be the best software
> > > around, but it's certainly easier to "quickly" run a scan since it's
> > > included with the OS on every Mac.
> >
> > Mac OS X v10.5.8's Disk Utility seems to be stuck when verifying the Mac
> > HDD with an animated colorful pinwheel. Nothing seems to respond from
> > it. Is this normal? I wished I Macs had drive lights to see if it is
> > doing anything. I couldn't even open a Terminal to look around during
> > this. I'll let it run for now. :(
> If you can't open anything else, then the computer has crashed and
> needs rebooting.
Actually, it came back after I checked again many minutes later. It said
OK. I decided to rerun it to see what happens and it didn't get stuck
like earlier. Weird. Anyways, pass results again.
> If you're running Disk Utility off the same drive you're checking, then
> it's possible that the app itself has been corrupted by the drive's
> problems. It really needs Disk Utility to be run from another boot
> drive (which is one of many reasons why it's disgusting that Apple no
> longer supplies proper install media!)
I guess I will make a bootable media for it. Does it have to be from
Apple or can it be from any disk checkers? Do Linux bootable medias
check Journal HFS+?
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A dying HDD in a very old 15" MacBook Pro from 2008? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2016-03-12 16:53 -0800
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Re: A dying HDD in a very old 15" MacBook Pro from 2008? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-03-13 14:28 -0500
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