This is my second attempt to add a large hard drive to a Blue and White G3. The drive is recognized and partitions and formats correctly, however when I install OS X 10.2 , 10.1, or OS 9, the installation process quits giving various error messages complaining about the hard drive.
Last year, after several tries to add a Western Digital 80 GB drive I ended up installing the new drive in an IMac and moving the old iMac drive to the G3. But now the B&W G3 really needs more room, so I bought a Maxtor 7200 RPM PC133 drive. Once again, I am experiencing the same problem. Does anyone know what the problem is and how it can be fixed? A reference I ran across on Google mentioned that there was an improved IDE controller chip on later B&W G3's. See: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G3-ZONE/yosemite/newfeatures.html My computer uses the CMD PCI646U2, but not the 402 version. Does a later version of this chip fix the problem? I have use of surface mount rework equipment and it would be easy to install the newer chip. And if I manage to find and install this chip, does anyone know if the existing ROM will run the new chip? Paul -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
