> I have a Beige G3 server, the minitower. It has a 500 mhz G3 card in > it but the motherboard is the original Rev. 1. > > I am pretty sure I understand that if I want OS X on this Mac that I > have to partition the hard drive and that the first partition must be > 8 gigs or less and that the OS X installation must go on that first > partition. > > My question is if this limit is due to something on the motherboard > or something on the bus. > > Specifically, can I get around this limit if I install OS X on a big > SCSI drive? Can i get around this limit if I install it instead on an > IDE drive (which on this machine would mean swapping out the IDE CD > drive which cannot accept a slave). > > I have both Jaguar and Panther but am trying to tread water where > hardware is concerned until summer.
I had a Rev A 233 and I had to create an 8 gig partition on a 10 gig drive. It did allow me to install jag in that partition. Jim -- 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
