[Ti] Crash - Yikes!

[John Pariseau]

Quick backstory... I have a Ti 550mhz pre-Combo DVD/CD-R. Lately my PMU has 
been acting flaky. 60 gig HD, 7200 RPM, installed a few years ago. Running Tiger.

I was using it today, and my battery started blinking "one" (the LED status 
indicators).

Anyhow, it froze while I was browsing the internet.

I tried all key combinations - no luck.

I restart, it crashes at the grey apple screen.

Force shut down with power button.

I reset my PMU.

Next, I go to restart, see my wallpaper, then the usual "Your date is blah blah 
blah..."

Then I see black type (ie, single user mode) overlaid on the wallpaper, with the last 
line saying something about waiting for an external debugger.


I shut the machine down immediately - the keyboard wasn't responding.


At this point, should I yank the HD, put it in an external enclosure, and dump my 
data onto another HD? Should I try booting again? The HD sounds fine, no clicking. 
No scratching.

Thanks!

John