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Ejection issue resolved, however First Aid failed...

by Old461 Jun 13, 2006 12:15PM PDT

Hi to All,

I was unable to eject a CD, even after following all the Help suggestions including using Disk Utility>File>Eject; holding down the click button on reboot; as well as the emergency eject hole. Also tried the firmware option, but there was no sound on reboot, even after holding down the stipulated keys, nada. To compound matters, I couldn't turn the computer off (unless I cut the power), nor restart it under the Apple logo. To reboot, I had to press the lower left button on my tower.

In any event, I was able to FINALLY eject the CD by cutting the power and removing the IDE cable. Voila! it popped out. The other possibility is it ejected using the emergy hole _after_ it was turned off.

That said, I'm unable to repair the damage done on my hard drive according to Disk Utility. The 'repair disk' isn't even highlighted to do so. Any suggestions or help is welcome?!

Below is info on my computer, software, and from Disk Utility. I've crossed post this in a couple other Yahoo Apple forums.

Computer: Powermac G4 (Digital Audio)
Software: Tiger (10.4.2)
RAM: 1 GB
Hard Drive: 196 GB


Eject failed (now resolved):

The disk 'Untitled 0' could not be unmounted. Make sure all applications and files are closed on the disk.


Disk Utility failed:

Disk Utility stopped verifying ''Hard Drive'' because the following error was encountered:

The Underlying task reported failure on exit.

Verifying volume ''Hard Drive''
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Illegal name
Illegal name
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
%)
Checking Extended Attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap.
Checking volume information.
The volume Hard Drive needs to be repaired.

Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit

1 HFS volume checked
Volume needs repair


Thanks in advance for your help.

Kevin

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Repairing the Boot Disk
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Jun 13, 2006 9:51PM PDT

It is not possible to repair the main Hard Drive if you have booted your machine from it.
You need to boot the machine from the OS X Installation CD and, once booted, go to the menubar and select Utilities (or something like it)
Inside there you will find Disk Utility.
Now you will find that the Repair Disk option is available. Be aware that Disk First Aid is not likely to be able to repair a severely damaged drive but it is worth a try


Let us know how you get on


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Software suggestion
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Jun 13, 2006 9:54PM PDT

I would suggest a copy of Alsoft's Disk Warrior, available from various on-line establishments, would make a good addition to your Utility Belt. It will repair the reported damage on your HD without a problem.
Your directory(s) seem to be corrupt.


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The Emergency Eject Hole
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Jun 13, 2006 10:00PM PDT

will always work. It is mechanical. Pushing the straightened paperclip into the hole and pushing, moves a plastic lever and physically slides the door forward. Even if the power is on and the motor is sucking on the door, the force exerted by you, via the paperclip, will overcome it. Unless you use a wimpy paperclip. Happy

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