Baked Apple

[ksmith]

The iMac crashed in the middle of an attempt to run the hardware test. I'm afraid the next step is the Genius Bar, but it will be a few weeks before I can get down there.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Somehow a "baked apple" should be a dessert, not a dead computer. I hope the geniuses can salvage it.

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[e-moon60.livejournal.com]

Damn, damn, double damn, triple damn, hell...

Sorry you're having this trouble.

[galeni.livejournal.com]

I knew cold boots don't fix everything but I did hope it would fix yours. Damn.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Luckily, I have two laptops. The old iBook is iffy, but I think it's fixable. Just not for a few weeks...

I was able to back up the iMac before this latest crash, so everything should be on the external drive, which I can access from the MacBook. I think I'm covered, she said, fingers crossed.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Something is seriously wrong. Can't tell if it's hardware or software if it crashes while you're trying to run the install disc.

[(Anonymous)]

The install disc or the Leopard disc? Hubby came home yesterday and said, "You can't boot from some of the original Leopard discs." Apparently there was a bug in them that's since been fixed.

Can you boot without the disc?

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[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

The install disc, which is, I am guessing, a Tiger disc since I bought the system in late 2004. (It may even be a Panther disc, or whichever cat was operational in late '04).

I can boot without the disc sometimes. The mac will work fine for extended periods, then freeze up and/or crash, or crash right away. It's one of those variable problems.