01-22-2011, 08:31 PM
Doc wrote:
[quote=N-OS X-tasy!]
[quote=Doc]OTOH, if DiskWarrior reported hardware errors then you probably need to replace the Mini's boot drive.
Mostly good suggestions from Doc, but I will note that DiskWarrior never reports hardware problems.
http://supportdb.alsoft.com:591/FMPro?-db=alsoftsupport&-lay=main&-max=15&-format=AlsoftSupport-qa.html&-script=counter&-token=173&-Skip=96&-find
From your link (bold emphasis added by me):
The message "speed reduced by disk malfunction" means there is a problem reading data from the disk due to a disk malfunction.
As long as the mouse cursor still moves during step 5, then the computer did not hang or freeze. DiskWarrior is still working on reading the directory of the disk.
Such slowdowns are usually the result of having bad blocks on the media. DiskWarrior is having trouble reading data from the locations on disk where the directory structures are stored.
That entry describes a scenario in which DW is experiencing difficulty reading directory structures from a disk and posits that the problem could be due to "bad blocks on the media." This does not even come close to a concrete diagnosis of faulty hardware. The only thing definitely stated is that DW is having difficulty reading directory structures. I stand by my original statement.