I am having problems working with Mail in Snow Leopard

I have an iMac running 10.6.8. I was having problems booting up the computer, which I was able to overcome running Applejack. Then I noticed Mail malfunctioning. Followingg describes the problems:
1. Cannot open "About Mail".
2. Cnannot open Preferences; unable to check account settings.
3. Do receive most of incoming emails. For no known reason, outgoing servers go "Ofline". So, cannot send outgoing emails.
Will appreciate suggestions for fixing these problems.
Rajfromvienna

OK, so that's a marginal machine - dont spend TOO much on it. Solid, btu i think, for example, can;t run Lion or later OSes.
I have not worked on a modern imac myself. I'd go to google, bing or your favourite search engine and search "hard drive replacement Imac intel" and see what you find re: instructions.
In general though, its not all that complicated. Your manual may in fact tell you how to access it mechanically. If you have, as i think you do a "SATA" (serial ATA) hard drive, just buy one, open it up, remove the old, plug in the new and close it.
Of course, first do a complete abckup and MAKE SURE YOU CAN BOOT FROM THE BACKUP.
A drive shoudl be < $100. One of the most helpful, althoug not chepaest vendors, is OWC (Other World Computing). They can actually ehlp you with instructiosn and what works in your model. If oyu have questions, i suggest using a hgih service vendor such as them. no affiliation.
Grant

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