PRAM Question
(February 26, 2015 06:13AM)
Tom George
Mac G5 running Tiger.
Besides my Mac HD I also have another hard drive, (AV10), in my Mac. Usually when I boot up both drives mount on the Desktop but about 30 - 40 percent of the time the AV10 does not mount and I have to shut down and reboot while zapping the PRAM. What could be causing this problem and what is the fix for this?
Thanks,
Tom
Re: PRAM Question
(February 27, 2015 10:10AM)
Tom George
Christoph,
I cannot find the CR2032 battery you mentioned in my G5 Mac. I did find a small, tubular one, LS 14250. Is this the one that I should be replacing? If not then where is the PRAM slots?
Thanks,
Tom
Re: PRAM Question
(February 28, 2015 07:45AM)
Tom George
I installed the new battery and the drive would not mount after starting the computer four times so I started it again while zapping the PRAM and it mounted. After working with the computer I shut down and restarted the computer without zapping the PRAM and the drive mounted on the Desktop. I'll monitor this and see if the drive mounts when I start the computer the next few times I'm on it.
Tom
Re: PRAM Question
(March 01, 2015 12:53AM)
XGTV
It could simply be that the drive is on it's way out. I would copy the contents to an external drive and then reformat. If it mounts reliably for the following week copy the contents back. If not, put a new one in there.
Re: PRAM Question
(March 04, 2015 02:37PM)
Tom George
It mounted a few times without zapping the PRAM then it wouldn't mount again unless I zapped the PRAM so I ordered a new hard drive from OWC.
Tom
Re: PRAM Question
(March 12, 2015 04:43AM)
Tom George
The new hard drive is installed and so far mounts on the Desktop without zapping the PRAM.
Tom