[nuggetman]

The saga continues...

So after a complete format and reinstall of Panther, my powerbook is still acting weird. Mainly Safari randomly quitting on me. Once thath appens, the whole system goes downhill, closing almost all my programs until I reboot.

FSCK tells me the drive is fine. But Disk Utility tells me I've got Keys out of order again.

Is there something physically wrong with this drive?
Can I call Apple to have it replaced under warranty since my phone support time is up or do I have to find a way to get to an Apple store?

[Detrius]

Run the apple hardware test, as bad RAM can cause apparent hard drive issues as well. Try pulling any third party RAM out, format and reinstall; see if the problems go away.

[EnVoy]

Had this same issue on an old G4 tower. Replaced the CD drive, Hard Drive, and ram. Re formatted and re-installed. Finally had to give up, never found the problem...