On Jul 7, 2005, at 6:36 PM, silvo conticello wrote: >> To rule out the HD, boot from the backup HD. >> > > I've worked on the machine using the firewire backup HD, and I > haven't had any problem. > This would suggest the problem is the internal HD (this morning it > crashed twice). > > And now is the next question: > I've a deadline next week and I cannot afford to send it for > repair, do you think it is better to use the internal HD (with a > daily backup), or to work boting from the external HD all the time? I would work from the external. When you replace the internal, then clone the external to the new internal.