Hi!
I just inherited a b&w G3 tower, and I get the flashing question mark every time I try to start it up regularly.
It will boot from the OS 9 CD. sometimes the harddrive shows up, sometimes it doesn't.
When it's there, here's what I've already tried:
1. Zapping the PRAM
2. Initializing the hard drive
3. Performing a clean install (it took a few tries)
4. Testing the hard drive for bad blocks--this won't finish due to an error--every single time.
So what do you think--is my hard drive shot?
Thanks so much for your help!
I just inherited a b&w G3 tower, and I get the flashing question mark every time I try to start it up regularly.
It will boot from the OS 9 CD. sometimes the harddrive shows up, sometimes it doesn't.
When it's there, here's what I've already tried:
1. Zapping the PRAM
2. Initializing the hard drive
3. Performing a clean install (it took a few tries)
4. Testing the hard drive for bad blocks--this won't finish due to an error--every single time.
So what do you think--is my hard drive shot?
Thanks so much for your help!