> well, i don't have osx installed, but from the osx cd, 'disk utility', > when it can see the disk, either freezes while trying to probe it or > keeps crunching it for ages before eventually listing the partitions...
Then it's your disk that is dead =P > > Since nobody else is reporting that issue, I deduce that the problem is > > local to your machine. > > thanks, that is what i wanted to hear :-) > > 9 months. it seems like lifetimes of hard disks are shrinking. Yes, laptop hard disks are really bad > > You should get the disk replaced ... > > fortunately the machine is still under warranty. actually, i already > sent it back, and they couldn't find anything (i wonder how much they > looked at). they also tried going with 'well, if you run linux, we can't > do anything for you...' but replying with something like 'wait, the osx > cd doesn't even see the disk anymore!' got them convinced :-) Yah, that should be good enough :) Good luck with apple tho, they are pretty bad at support ... > cheers, piem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
