on 10/07/05 18:25, Ruffin Bailey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I recently tried to upgrade my Beige G3's hard drive, and now can't boot. > Anyone seen a firmware message "can't open can't open can't open" (or some > such; using the monitor for something else now) and have any pointers on how > to fix it? That's all I get now. Have reverted back to the old hard drive > and have had one successful boot in about 15 attempts. Can get it to boot > to CD. Am thinking of swapping IDE cables between CD drive and HD, but > thought I'd check with the list.
You would probably get more useful replies from the G-List as I'm sure there is ton of Beige owners on that list. I'm not sure I understand what is your situation right now. Do you have a virgin hard drive and you tried to boot from the CD or something else? -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fiber-seeking backhoe: [common among backbone ISP personnel] Any of a genus of large, disruptive machines which routinely cut critical backbone links, creating Internet outages and packet over air problems. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
