Thanks for the speedy reply! This is what the console reads:

Mac OS X Version 10.2.8 (Build 6R73)
Jun 5 10:27:38 Vicci-Cooks-Computer WindowServer[169]: CGXDisableUpdate: Updates disabled by connection 0x7803 for over 1.000000 seconds

/dev/disk0s9
/dev/disk0s9

That Os9 bit looks suspicious.

Mom