My Mac Is Officially Dead :'(
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 5:04am |
 Coolness: 282530 | That's right, as I was loading the last of my tunes to my laptop (something in me thought it may be a good idea to start backing up the hundreds of tunes I get monthly) firefox started crashing, a lot.
Now as I retrace my steps, I had thrown out a folder of fonts before hand, so maybe I threw out crucial fonts that the os needs to run? Either way, I restart the fucker and the sign-in box doesn't appear, just the pale blue screen and the cursor. I wait a little, and nothing gives. My mac is dead. So is my life. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» pussyvamp replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 5:26am |
 Coolness: 208855 | R.I.P. |
| I'm feeling blrlrlrlrlrllrp right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Gamos replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 5:39am |
 Coolness: 93570 | oh darn...you and it deserved a better fate |
| I'm feeling in love ^__^ right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 8:58am |
 Coolness: 339740 | Why not reinstall the system? |
| I'm feeling pompous right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Teblchple7 replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 9:38am |
 Coolness: 44375 | CLICK HERE: [ support.apple.com ]
* Put the install DVD in the drive * Turn on the computer, keep your hand on the C key. This will boot from the CD * When you get to the Welcome screen, look in the upper menu bar for Utilities -> Disk Utilities * Run Disk Repair * Reboot normally If that doesn't work. CLICK HERE: [ support.apple.com ] * Start the computer and keep your fingers on Command-V. This will boot in Verbose mode * What does the computer say? |
| I'm feeling belligerent right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 9:50am |
| Coolness: 339740 | Originally Posted By CONNER_BW
* What does the computer say? My computer tells me to burn things. |
| I'm feeling pompous right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Samwise replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 10:04am |
 Coolness: 133100 | RIP Mac :(
what kind of Mac was it? was it somewhat recent? cuz if it was, then chances are that it was PC compatible or any other mac... so maybe you can take out the hard drive out of the corpse, hook it up to any computer as an external HD and proceed with your backups =) itd be a long shot, but who knows... it just might fly :P |
| I'm feeling poutinecore!! right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Cloudeur replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 10:25am |
 Coolness: 70195 | Originally Posted By SAMWISE
cuz if it was, then chances are that it was PC compatible or any other mac... so maybe you can take out the hard drive out of the corpse, hook it up to any computer as an external HD and proceed with your backups =) Unfortunatly, the file system for an Apple computer is HFS+, which is in-compatible with thw windows operating system. But since Mac OS X is a UNIX based system, it might work in a linux or bsd on a PC system. Like Samwise said, it be a long shot, but who knows... it just might fly :P |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» SourUltraFast replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 10:39am |
 Coolness: 91465 | Zlex, i have OSX 10.4.something cds i you want. Otherwise, i'm sure we cant access your data by remote control firewire thing that i always forget the name. I could probably drop by your place after diner or something PM me or call me. |
| I'm feeling guitar to midi right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 1:00pm |
| Coolness: 282530 | Sweet, I can't find my phone I know you're calling, i'll lok for it!
pm me mike ;) |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Samwise replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 10:20pm |
| Coolness: 133100 | Originally Posted By CLOUDEUR
Unfortunatly, the file system for an Apple computer is HFS+, which is in-compatible with thw windows operating system. But since Mac OS X is a UNIX based system, it might work in a linux or bsd on a PC system. Like Samwise said, it be a long shot, but who knows... it just might fly :P Newer models have an Intel chiset, therefore PC compatible what i meant when i asked if it was any recent But i think the best bet remains to try to hook up the HDD externaly on another Mac... |
| I'm feeling poutinecore!! right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» JasonBeastly replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 10:25pm |
 Coolness: 76785 | If you're on Leopard and you used Time Machine at all you should be able to restore it very easily with the Install disc and your external HD. If you don't have all those shiny features you can try doing a NVRAM or whatever reset by pressing the power button for 10 seconds, then pressing option, command, p, and r at the same time as it starts up. This will reset the parameter RAM. If that doesn't work, it might be your RAM, sometimes that gets loose. When it's really dead, the screen won't even turn on, so I think you should be able to figure it out. But try as hard as you can to avoid the Apple Store. It is a very, very, scary place. Tech Support people get the pretentious title of "Geniuses". It's too much. |
| I'm feeling totally pitted right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 10:27pm |
 Coolness: 685665 | I know Alex has on old Mac (one of the PPC ones).. and I think he lost his install disks, which is the problem.. |
| I'm feeling older right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Samwise replied on Mon Dec 15, 2008 @ 10:42pm |
| Coolness: 133100 | it could be a nail in the foot, indeed... |
| I'm feeling poutinecore!! right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Tue Dec 16, 2008 @ 12:12am |
 Coolness: 201300 | get an install disk, also if you hold the 'T' key when the computer is starting up it goes into target disk mode, if you plug another mac into it you can load the HD as an external HD.
If you get the blue screen it prob means the system is corrupted, but not the HD. |
| I'm feeling gangsta right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» rawali replied on Tue Dec 16, 2008 @ 12:18am |
 Coolness: 140760 | erasing system fonts can cause ginormus problems with osx... which is one of the ten reasons i hate it so much |
| I'm feeling funkier than james right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» AlienZeD replied on Tue Dec 16, 2008 @ 12:38am |
 Coolness: 509635 | I work for Apple, maybe.
go to [ www.apple.com ] and make a Genius Bar appointment, show up, talk to the guy at 1321 St Catherine corner Crescent and you'll get all your troubles taken care of. |
| I'm feeling warm and fuzzy right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Tue Dec 16, 2008 @ 1:11am |
| Coolness: 339740 | Originally Posted By RAWALI
erasing system fonts can cause ginormus problems with osx... which is one of the ten reasons i hate it so much same thing will happen with any/all operating systems. |
| I'm feeling pompous right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» rawali replied on Tue Dec 16, 2008 @ 2:23am |
| Coolness: 140760 | from my experience... the bullshit from osx font crashes pissed me off more |
| I'm feeling funkier than james right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Samwise replied on Tue Dec 16, 2008 @ 2:28am |
| Coolness: 133100 | well its really no rocket science here... if you deprive an OS of its system files, of course its gonna crash! :P
itd be like kicking one in the sack... of course its gonna crash! lol |
| I'm feeling poutinecore!! right now.. | |
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