My problems now make sense...

[imacintel]

I was taking my iMac to the Apple Store Regarding superdrive beeping. Normal. But the techy said that my HD was much louder than normal. He told me to take it in tomorrow, and I have had two kernel panics. And when I check the logs, It says :

CANNOT READ/WRITE FROM MACINTOSH HD


It says that about 300 times.

 

[mad jew]

Ah, glad you're getting it fixed. Back everything up before taking it back to the store. Hopefully they'll just quickly replace your hard drive and you'll be up and running again within the hour. Good luck.

 

[gman71882]

when HD's fail there are usually a few telltale signs: Clicks, beeps, weird noises, etc... The beeping might be coming from the HD and not the Superdrive. They are right next to each other in the imacs
They usually give hints when they are about to fail.

 

[imacintel]

Ah, glad you're getting it fixed. Back everything up before taking it back to the store. Hopefully they'll just quickly replace your hard drive and you'll be up and running again within the hour. Good luck.

Actually, my Apple Store is out of stock, so It is being sipped to Me from Apple.

It will be ten days.

I miss my mac!

 

[MacAficionado]

Wait, they are sending you the HD for you to replace it yourself?

Which iMac do you have? Is it an iSight G5/Intel? They are not as simple to open as the original iMac. That would be weird.

 

[lexus]

Actually, my Apple Store is out of stock, so It is being sipped to Me from Apple.

It will be ten days.

I miss my mac!

Did you get any freebies?