Damon, You will need to boot from the OS CD, and then partition the HD using the "Drive Setup" application on the OS CD. My understanding is that, to make sure that the first partition on the drive is less than 8 GB you might want to make it 7.+ since anything 8 or greater will not accept OS X. For OS 9.x or below, the 8 GB isn't a problem, I believe. Since you, I believe, indicate the computer doesn't have an Apple CD ROM drive, it will be important that the CD ROM drive you have is bootable. If that is a problem someone else on the board may be of more help than I. If it is a problem, you could always get or borrow an older Apple external CD ROM drive for the installation. Hopefully this is helpful and not more confusing. The whole proccess is usually very easy and straight forward on a Mac, if all the hardware is working well. This board is quite helpful if problems arise. :-) Don
Damon Blythe wrote: > I just ordered my g3 yesterday, should be here sometime next week. I know I > have the rage II pro chip in it, and 256 megs of ram. It is shipping without > a HD or CD. I have also ordered a Maxtor 20 gig ATA133 HD and plan on using > my LG 16x10x40 cdrw drive with it. My question is, (I know I will have to > partition my drive into an aprox 8 meg and 12 meg drive) how do I partition > the drive? I will have a copy of osx that I got. All the drives are IDE. I > also have an adb keyboard and mouse on the way from the same dealer. This is > my first mac. Thanks > > damon > -- 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
