Common permissions problems or HD failure

Hope some one can help on the forum. I'm running OS10.6.3 on an Imac 24" 2.8 Ghz. A couple of months ago I started having problems with my iMac. I became very slow and all of a sudden it would freeze and consequently not reboot. I tried all the various boot combos but it didn't help. My last chance was to reset the whole system be removing all cables incl. the power cord and hold in the on switch for 10 sec while I inserted the power cord again. Now I am thinking this has damaged my HD as I now have had to reinstall Snow Leopard for the 3 time. That was Friday. To day Wednesday the machine is dead again. I could just about reboot in safe mode and have started repairing disk permissions from there. I repair the permissions and then new ones seem to materialise out of the blue. Have I managed to get something, can't believe I have, or is my HD giving up on me after 4 years, I can't believe that either. Hope some one can help as I'm running out of ideas.
Tom

Fantast Bronson wrote:
Very sarcastic!!
You think? I can be way more sarcastic.
I would like to think that apple's products lasts a little longer than the ordinary pc.
For commodity parts like hard drives, memory, etc., Apple buys the same stuff as everyone else. They used to prefer some special brands (like Quantum) that were rarely seen on PCs, but that was many years ago. Four years is really pretty old for a modern hard drive.
How do i know that HD is on it's last legs.
It exhibits the behavior that you describe.
Disk permissions is currently fine and the disk verification is all green.
The SMART status is only a positive (failure) status. If SMART says the drive is dead, it is dead. If SMART says the drive is good, the drive can still be dead. As for Disk permissions, that is a filesystem issue that should be independent of the hardware. But hardware problems can cause all sorts of problems. Usually, the best indicator is a fresh re-partition of your hard drive and re-install of the OS. If you experience any problems during the install or shortly thereafter, toss the drive, because it is dead. But that is a lot of work to do for a 4-year old drive. It is probably dead.
What is the next step before i have to go and spend £300 pounds or so?
It shouldn't be any more than $50 US. How big a drive do you want? £300 would get you a top-of-the line 2 TB drive, which is probably more than you need. Being in the UK and all, I expect you will have to pay more, but no more than £100.

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Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
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