Let's avoid the term "priority." "D. G. Bowie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here's my Drive Setup question: When you initialize and divide a > drive into two partitions with Drive Setup, does one of the > partitions take priority as the "first" or "top" partition? The first or top partition is simply the one that is physically closest to the center or hub of the drive. Graphically, it appears at the top of the Drive Setup display. This has nothing to do with priority. I > recently took my Macintosh Powerbook G3 (Lombard, 333 MHz, with 384 > RAM and 40 GB hard drive) in for repair after seeing this message for > the first time and experiencing random crashes and freezes: > > "The built-in memory test has detected a problem with cache memory. > Please contact a service technician for assistance." I defer to experts here. I suspect the diagnostic points to your 512 KB Level 2 cache which sits on the motherboard to temporarily hold data that may be quickly needed by the processor. > > The fix-it shop ran various diagnostic texts, but didn't find a > memory or hardware problem. What tools did they use? TechToolsPro? This has a test for the L1 and L2 caches. > They told me that I had installed OSX > (Panther) on the wrong partition. (By way of explanation, most of > the time I still use 9.2.2, since all my music software is > pre-Panther, but I've had OSX installed on a second partition for > some time now, anticipating a future move up to it.) > > So, I paid their standard $50 servicing charge, grateful for the > advice, and brought my Mac home. Now, after backing up all my files > onto another computer, I'm surprised to discover that the > partitioning scheme I had been using appears fine. In other words, > in the Drive Setup "custom setup" screen, the "Panther" partition > (7939 MB) sits on top of the "9.2.2 Powerbook" partition (29,958 MB). > I wonder if perhaps the partition on the bottom is really the one I > need to re-install Panther on? If not, I wonder if I've received > dubious or random advice? Could be if they were thinking you have an 8 GB, first partition limit on your Lombard. Or they may be thinking that your OS X does not have enough head room to work. How much free space do you have in that volume? I would not feel comfortable with less than 2 or 3 GB. > In looking through the Drive Setup > documentation, I find no mention of any partition taking priority as > the "first" or the "top" partition; I've always assumed that the > "Startup Disk" control panel in 9.2.2 dictates priority. If you have Systems installed on more than one partition, Startup Disk will select the volume/partition. I don't see this as a priority, just a selection. > > I do intend to give the Panther partition more space than the 8 GB > it's had up until now, but I still don't know whether to install > Panther on the bottom or top partition. I've been told it matters, > but I'm confused. The Lombard is not the same as the PowerBook G3 Series which requires that the OS X be installed on the first partition no larger than 8 GB. When you first installed OS X, my may have been confused by the "ReadBeforeYouInstall" text in the section about hardware compatibility. -- Al Poulin Anger, hate, and revenge are for the devil, forgiveness is for God, proactive self-defense is for the rest of us. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
