View Full Version : FS: Broken Apple iMac Core Duo - $250
lewdvig
01-08-2009, 09:35 PM
sold
CivicDXR
01-08-2009, 09:51 PM
damn, I'd take it and drive to pick it up right now if I had the money... if its still around wednesday, 100% i'll take it... it'd be nice to replace my iMac G4 with a newer one... would you hold it if I gave you something to hang on to?
DannyO
01-08-2009, 10:26 PM
Not to go off topic, but do you know what error message it is giving you when trying to format? I got an old iMac G5 thats been doing the same, also gets the beachball and freezes up for a few seconds every 15 seconds or so.
eglove
01-08-2009, 10:39 PM
pm'd
lewdvig
01-08-2009, 10:51 PM
Originally posted by DannyO
Not to go off topic, but do you know what error message it is giving you when trying to format? I got an old iMac G5 thats been doing the same, also gets the beachball and freezes up for a few seconds every 15 seconds or so.
The original drive failed SMART. Its a one year old WD 500 that has warranty, so I'll send it back.
I installed another WD and the installer says it is not a valid startup disk. Disk Utility sees the drive and lets me format it. I thought it might be a partition table issue, but repartitioning it made no difference. Tried a PRAM reset, but no dice.
Then I did the same thing with an external drive. No luck.
Its just beyond my ability to fix it. So I have priced commensurate with risk.
lewdvig
01-08-2009, 10:53 PM
Originally posted by CivicDXR
damn, I'd take it and drive to pick it up right now if I had the money... if its still around wednesday, 100% i'll take it... it'd be nice to replace my iMac G4 with a newer one... would you hold it if I gave you something to hang on to?
There are a few regulars that have already PMed me. I'll update this after the weekend.
Jeremiah
01-08-2009, 10:57 PM
I have a coworker have the same thing happen to him. Is this Sean?
Either way let me know if the other people fall through i'd like to work on a macbook and try to troubleshoot this problem
DannyO
01-08-2009, 11:21 PM
Originally posted by lewdvig
The original drive failed SMART. Its a one year old WD 500 that has warranty, so I'll send it back.
I installed another WD and the installer says it is not a valid startup disk. Disk Utility sees the drive and lets me format it. I thought it might be a partition table issue, but repartitioning it made no difference. Tried a PRAM reset, but no dice.
Then I did the same thing with an external drive. No luck.
Its just beyond my ability to fix it. So I have priced commensurate with risk.
Hmm sounds like a different problem to mine, but would rather have your problem.
Originally posted by Jeremiah
I have a coworker have the same thing happen to him. Is this Sean?
Either way let me know if the other people fall through i'd like to work on a macbook and try to troubleshoot this problem
Just so you know, this is a desktop, not a laptop.
lewdvig
01-09-2009, 07:47 PM
All pms replied. Price seems fair considering all the interest. Trades are welcomed.
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