That definitely sounds like a physical problem. Any chance that the hard drive fails to spin up at times or physically just stops? A real puzzler but I would still reformat the drive and copy stuff back. Wish I knew what that error 14 was. Any one seen the error 14? On 4/2/04 4:48 PM, "John Griffin" <jwegriffin at mac.com> wrote: > Terence Cozad typed this message on 4/1/04 1:04 PM: > >> John; >> Keep in mind that this will put back any system corruption you might have. I >> would do a clean install of the OS and only copy back your data files. That >> way you will have eliminated any possible source of corruption. It is >> entirely possible the operating system or preferece files became corrupted. >> Tech Tool does not test for these problems, nor does Apple's Disk Utility. >> Good luck. Let us know. > > The only problem I have with what you say is that I have just done a Carbon > Copy clone to a backup drive. I then did an eDrive installation on this > drive and everything went just fine. So my conclusion has to be that there > is some crazy thing that has happened in the hardware or firmware of my > internal drive that causes this error to occur. I can create the eDrive one > way (internal to external) but not the other way (external to internal) even > though both drives have identical files. > > Augh! This is driving me crazy! > > jg > > > ---------- > Check out the Titanium email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/Titanium.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <Titanium-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <Titanium-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <Titanium-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your Mac ISP > Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! http://macinternetaccess.com > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler > CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml > Ride the wave of the future! Set your future for you and your family! Ask me for details on how to make a significant and permanent income, part time. Quixtar is now the fifth busiest site on the Internet and making a profit! <http://www.gboalliance.com/> <http://www.quixtar.com> Terence Cozad, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist