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can not post a blank message. Please type your message and try again. Andy57 Level 1 (0 points) Q: disk utility open error 5 My brand new iMac, (2 weeks old) is beachballing. I ran the disk utility and got a million bad permissions and
Open Error 5 Repair Permissions
open error 5. What does this mean, why would it have these problems out of open error 5 input output error mac the box? Posted on May 24, 2011 3:16 PM I have this question too by Eric Ross,Solvedanswer Eric Ross Level 6 (11,686 points)
Open Error 5 Input/output Error On System/library
A: When you started your Mac with the system DVD I see you were uable to run disk utility. What you should have done is exit the installer and start disk utility from the untilities menu. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1782 disk utility operation failed with status 5 Posted on May 24, 2011 9:21 PM See the answer in context Close Q: disk utility open error 5 All replies Helpful answers by Eric Ross, Eric Ross May 24, 2011 3:18 PM in response to Andy57 Level 6 (11,686 points) May 24, 2011 3:18 PM in response to Andy57 Start your iMac with the original DVD that came with your iMac. Then run disk utility to repair the disk and the permissions. Helpful (0) Reply file system check exit code is 8 options Link to this post by Andy57, Andy57 May 24, 2011 6:33 PM in response to Eric Ross Level 1 (0 points) May 24, 2011 6:33 PM in response to Eric Ross I restarted with the disk in holding down "C", I recall doing this with a power PC Mac, but it starts normally and wants ti install MAC OS.X, it is not in any special mode. I must be missing something. It came with two disks, one with the OS one with applications, I put in the one with OS. Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by Andy57, Andy57 May 24, 2011 6:34 PM in response to Andy57 Level 1 (0 points) May 24, 2011 6:34 PM in response to Andy57 I did run the disk utility from normal boot. It fixed about 100 pages of permissions errors but had not effect on the read error 05s. This is crazysince the machine is brand new Helpful (0) Reply options Link to this post by Andy57, Andy57 May 24, 2011 7:06 PM in response to Andy57 Level 1 (0 points) May 24, 2011 7:06 PM in response to Andy57 I was left with literally 100 pages of read 5 errors and am now trying to move the file I saved them to, but the machine just beachballs, rebooted twice to no ava
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