Where is the Hard Drive?

[LadySlinger]

This sounds stupid I know, but I can't find documentation on where the hard drive is for an eMac. I have done google searches but can't seem to come up with the documentation.
I'm more of a PC person and well, what I thought was the hard drive turned out to be the CD ROM.

Any pointers? I started taking it apart in hopes to find it, but the wilko.com sight scared me about touching anything with lethal voltage and didn't feel safe playing around too much.

Thanks!

 

[kylebellamy]

Hey Lady (couldn't resist the Jerry reference),

I found a forum post on replacing the HD in an eMac and it is daunting to say the least. I do a lot of computer upgrades and this one would be a challenge. Aparently it is buried deep in the machine but this guy gives some instructions about it but it is a difficult thing to do.

Here's the link and good luck:

http://www.ehmac.ca/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=007041;p=1#000008

http://www.kylebellamy.com

 

[LadySlinger]

Thanks Kyle,

Unfortunately I got gave in and reformatted the hard drive. Nevertheless though, from the sounds of other forums on eMacs, the B tree node is a common issue, so I will keep this around for reference *if* the hard drive should crash again.

Thanks again!

Lady

 

[jimoblak]

B tree node matters are not your hard drive crashing. You simply need to invest in Norton Utilities or SystemWorks before they stop selling it. Running Norton's Disk Doctor once in a while will cure this problem. Only replace the drive if it is physically failing. This is a software error that can be fixed easily.

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