Hard-disk troubles

A few days back my hard-disk started to make strange clicking sounds, And at the same time the computer was slowing down. So I started the Disk Utility application and verified the hard-disk. It turned out there was a problem in the Catalogue file (the error message eludes me).

I looked around internet for an easy solution. I started in single user mode and did a fsck on the hard-disk, but that did not help. So no other solution than a reinstall. Thank god I have TimeMachine.

So I started from the Leopard Install disk and did a restore from TimeMachine. Unfortunately this did not work. Should I have done a format disk before reinstalling? I do not know.

So I first installed Leopard. I guess this was not a clean install either. And then I tried to use the Migration Assistent. Unfortunately this application did not see the right backup. I backup over WiFi to a hard-disk connected to another computer. So I started Leopard again from the DVD and did a restore. This time it did see the right backup-file.

And after several hours thing are working again. Thank god for TimeMachine.

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