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Unable to Boot Up
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Whenever I turn on my computer, I see a flashing folder icon, occasionally interspaced with a globe icon. I read elsewhere that this lasts for several minutes, but it can go on for an hour without pause. I tried booting up from my install disc, but couldn't get the computer to acknowledge it.
I was able to start installing with a 10.5 upgrade disc, but was unable to complete it because the computer did not already have 10.4 or later on the HD (for the record, I was on 10.5.8 before it crashed). I tried restarting it from the Network, but that didn't seem to help either.
I can't even access my HD through a firewire cable; the HD simply won't show up on the host computer's screen. I'm pretty sure this means that my HD is hosed, but I thought I'd ask to make sure. Anything that I might be able to do to fix this?
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Hold 'alt' when booting for a list of available boot volumes. If it shows there, the drive may not be completely hosed. If you can boot from a 10.5 drop in DVD, then fire up Disk Utility to see if you can see and run repairs on your HD.
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MacBook 2.0GHz CD; MacBook Pro 15" 2.4GHz Late '08; PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1GHz; 3x Xserve G4 1GHz; Mac Mini 2GHz; Big pile of broken and working bits;
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I tried that and a bunch of other things. The best I could get was the disc repair utility, but that still couldn't fix it. Since I've decided it's time to get a new computer anyway, I went ahead and used the 35-pass erase function to secure the disc, and will then probably trash the computer. Pretty much all of my important stuff is backed up; the rest I can remake pretty easily.
I know that the 35-pass erase function takes a long time. Can anyone give me an estimate? It's been going for around 20 minutes, and is still saying it's preparing to securely remove data from the disc. My understanding is that it can take a day or more to complete the whole operation, but I'd like to get a bit more confirmation on that if possible.
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Moderator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Wasilla, Alaska
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I would be surprised if you'll even be able to do a 35 pass erase. If disk utility can't repair it, it probably can't erase it.
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I figured it'd be worth a shot. Since I'm only trying to protect credit card data, I figured that a 35-pass erase was excessive, so I switched to a 7-pass. Still says it's preparing to securely remove data, but there is a "skip" button. Can I skip this phase and head straight to the deletion without messing things up? Thanks.
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