[Ti] Lengthy Startup Time

[Dr. Trevor J. Hutley]

At 12:51 +0300 16/3/05, Wilcox, Jeffrey S. LCDR (VFA37) wrote:
>The SMART features say the drive is "failing"
>
>backing up the hard drive and reformatting it.

Jeff - whatever the status of your hard drive, you always need a 
backup of your hard drive, because it can fail suddenly, or the 
Ti-book can be damaged or stolen....

Now that you have some indication (SMART report and performance 
deterioration) that there could indeed be a hard disk issue, a 
regular backup is critical.

My suggestion would be (finances permittting) to upgrade your hard 
drive to a new, larger, faster one, very soon.  It will seem like you 
have a new Powerbook.  The soooner the better.

HTH

regards,  Trevor