Frank Stadmeyer wrote: > One question, the ATA drive has a bunch of data (Mp3's and photos) on > it. Is there going to be a problem installing OSX on it? I've heard > things like it needs to be in a separate partition or in the 1st 8 GB > of the drive. If there is already data there do I have to move it? I > know I can do that with Partition Magic in the PC world. What about on > a Mac?
Frank the 8GB limit doesn't apply to B&W G3s, see http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n106235. There'a way to partition your HD if you want, you can do that with Apple's Disk Utility (OS X) or Drive Setup (OS 9), but like you suspected you have to back up data, because you loose everything when you format the HD. For a clear OS X installation remove every piece of hardware which has been added later on so to speak to bring it back to it's default state. So the PC SCSI card (this card shouldn't work at all in a Mac w/o modification), extra RAM, extra video cards, extra PCI cards; You don't have to move the ATA HD. Could be that you even have to move the Apple ROMed Adaptec 2930 SCSI card. I have the retail 2930 and when I installed OS X 10.0 and later on 10.1 I had to phsyically remove the card. When I installed OS X 10.2 aka Jaguar the OS installed w/o any removal of hardware. And since you said that the OS X installer quit while looking for HDs to install onto I suggest you disconnect that buggy SCSI HD aswell (if you hadn't removed the 2930 SCSI card already). From there on install OS X, run Software Update (in System Preferences) to update your OS, then shutdown and re-install every piece of hardware one by one and boot in between to see if it works with the OS. After the OS has been installled onto the ATA HD, reconnected that SCSI HD to see if it will mount so you can backup the data and reformat that HD aswell. HTH, Marc * * -- 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
