[G4] FW: Lost LaCie external HD and more

[Wayne Clodfelter]

> On Sun, 2007-09-23 at 14:06 -0500, Joe wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Joseph Glynn" <jglynn40 at sprintpcs.com>
>> To: G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com; "Joe GLYNN" <glynn696 at aol.com>
>> Sent: 9/23/07 1:52 PM
>> Subject: Lost LaCie external HD and more
>>
>> Hello,
>> I'm new to the group, but I'm in desperate need of help.
>>  
>> I Have a:
>> Power Mac G4      (EMC#1096)
>> Ethernet ID: 0003996CB404
>> PMG4 1 GHZ DP/2M CACHE/512MB SDRAM (I added a extra 512SDRAM hopefully OK)/80GB HD DVD-R/CDRW/NV17 Dual/56K MDM/GIGE
>> (As seen threw the eyes of a guy with bifocals)
>>
>> Operation System: OS X 10.4.10
>> Processor: Dual 1 GHz Power PC G4
>> 2 MB L3 cache per processor
>> Memory: 1 GB SDRAM
>>
>> If it helps, my doors are not mirrored or the case is not blue, the sides are silver with clear plastic handles and the front is a flat gray color.
>>
>> Problem 1:
>>  When the computer is not shut down properly(from a lock up or power outage), I can't find my external HD (LaCie 200gb) that is hooked up with a fire wire. I have found it in the past using Diskwarrior from Alsoft, but no I can't find it using that software anymore.
>>  I can see it when I use the Application/utilities/ Disk Utility.app, but when I click on it, it says the smart status is not Supported.
>>
>> Problem 2:
>> (Which might be part of problem 1) 
>>  My G4's memory is really full, and my printer and OS9 were not working. So in one of my attempts to fix it myself I started deleting old files that were really big. I thought I was doing good until I went to open I-cal/Address book and they were not there anymore. I have all my old disks from my up grades, Tiger, Panther etc. I'm not sure what to do next. I have a copy of my cal/address book on my Sprint 6700 that I was syncing up everyday using Markspace software.
>>
>> SOS from a guy who is trying his best.
>> Joe
>>
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> 
It is not your memory that is full. I think you are speaking of your 
hard drive, probably your startup drive or volume. Generally the best 
way to rid yourself of this problem is to buy more or larger drives. 
They are so cheap these days.
In Disk Utility, when you click on your firewire drive to select it, 
does the icon/text "Mount" or "Unmount" appear in the window header?
Hopefully, "Mount" is what appears, and you should choose to mount the 
drive.

As for stuff not working, ie, printer, OS9; and iCal and Address Book 
being gone; that may be a number of issues. You can try reinstalling 
your printer. Perhaps your OS9 system folder has been moved, or you need 
to rebless it by moving your system file out of and back into your 
system folder.
If you did not delete files or folders associated with iCal or Address 
Book, they should still be somewhere. Have you searched for them?

Never, never, never delete or otherwise mess around in your "System" 
folder. Hopefully, you have not done this. Likewise, do not delete files 
or folders you did not create.
Use reputable utilities that are available for performing maintenance 
tasks that include cache cleaning and file cleaning routines. (I use 
MainMenu and Tinkertool System.) Even then, don't tinker with system 
files you don't fully understand or you may experience an unexpected 
consequence.

-- 
Regards,

Wayne Clodfelter
<wayne at troutnc.com>