on 21/12/03 15:17, James Sanderson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have been given charge of upgrading a Wallstreet. I have already > upped the memory to 384 MB's. I have installed a new HD, a 30 GB > Travelstar, and partitioned it for OS X. I have installed OS 9.2.1 and > am working on installing OS X, but I have run into problems with in OS X > install. It hangs about half way through the disc 1 install. A couple > of times I was prompted upon inserting the OS X disc, to initialize or > eject it because the disc was not readable by Mac OS. Is there some > secret I need to know about in doing the installation? Is it a problem > with the disc? > I did install it without a hitch on this computer's original 4 GB HD, > but 4 GB's just doesn't give enough space for storage after putting the > OS and the desired programmes on it. > Suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Jim Sanderson >
Might be a problem with the disk or the drive itself. Do you have access to another Mac where you could try to do a copy of the install CD? That would tell you whether the disk is good or not... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] case and paste n.: [from `cut and paste'] 1. The addition of a new feature to an existing system by selecting the code from an existing feature and pasting it in with minor changes. Common in telephony circles because most operations in a telephone switch are selected using case statements. Leads to software bloat. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
