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Powerbook G4 Hard drive! EXPERT HELP!!
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Ozone Park NY USA
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I have a Powerbook G4 and the other day it froze up when I was online with Safari..When I turned the power off and back on, I got the little icon with a small fime with a question mark. When I pulled up the Disk Utility it cant seam to read my hard drive as if it were missing. Can someone please let me know if this is happened to them before and any tips on trying to fix it myself before I take it to the Apple store..
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Senior User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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I would reset the power manager, do a pram reset and pull the battery and power cord for about an hour.
If none of the above work, then it's time to get Apple involved.
You didn't mention which PB G4 model you had so the procedure at the top varies. Go to www.apple.com/support
Type in "reset power manager" under search and follow procedure for your model. For PRAM reset, on startup holdown the Apple key simultaneously with the option key and P key and R key until you hear it chime three times then release all the keys.
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Admin Emeritus  Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
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Sounds to me as if the hard drive died on you, which would explain all the symptoms you described.
A trip for repair is in order.
tooki
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Ozone Park NY USA
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Im going to give that a try Karim thanks I will let you now what happened!
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Ozone Park NY USA
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Nah! that didnt work! I guess I will head to the Apple store to get it repaired..unless anybody else has any sugestions.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Is it under warranty?
If so, Apple Store.
If not, buy a hard drive and put it in. EASIEST THING TO DO.
Buy a hard drive here:
www.transintl.com
Then put it in. Just need a Torx 8 screwdriver/wrench from any hardware store.
The Transinternational site has directions also.
It's incredibly easy.
Good luck.
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