Oh, you could try reseating the RAM?
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tommyrot - Apr 21, 2009 2:44:26 pm PDT #9769 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Rob - Apr 21, 2009 2:50:51 pm PDT #9770 of 25501
If you reboot with the option key held down do you get a screen of boot device choices?
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2009 2:57:47 pm PDT #9771 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm guessing the Tiger Update CD is a no go? Dammit. That's all I can find. I don't know if I had anything else, unless ... fuck. Would it have shipped with the laptop? I don't know where any other discs are. Man, this is my most-used machine.
I'll try the RAM. The memory doesn't do anything either.
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2009 2:58:03 pm PDT #9772 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you reboot with the option key held down do you get a screen of boot device choices?
I'll do that next.
Tom Scola - Apr 21, 2009 2:59:29 pm PDT #9773 of 25501
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The Tiger Update CD ought to work. You can boot from it, choose not to install, and run Disk Utility from the Menu.
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2009 3:02:55 pm PDT #9774 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Choose not to install. Good. Because install? NSM. The option key thingy did work, but I didn't notice any options other than installing. Will redo.
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2009 3:06:42 pm PDT #9775 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's not listing Macintosh HD as a boot device... :(. It lists the Hitachi hardware, but nothing below that. I can't even select it for repairs.
Rob - Apr 21, 2009 3:42:24 pm PDT #9776 of 25501
Only thing I can think of that might help is to remove the battery and power then press and hold the power key for ten seconds. Then put the battery back, plug it in and power on again.
§ ita § - Apr 21, 2009 4:19:53 pm PDT #9777 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks. I'll try that when I get back home.
I'm screwed, I bet...
Jesse - Apr 21, 2009 5:07:10 pm PDT #9778 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My laptop overheats a lot, and I have never gotten the mouse button situation fixed. Is there anything I could do myself, given that I'm not overly techy? (I googled the overheating situation, but couldn't actually find the fix.) Alternatively, how do I find a good PC repair place?