> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Starr) > Reply-To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 24 Mar 2004 14:44:03 EST > To: "G-List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Clarify the 8 gig OS X limit on early G3s > > 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 > --- end of quote --- > I have a 30 gig drive on the motherboard bus (Beige MT) that I reformatted and > tried to install Panter on. Nothing else was on the drive. I kept getting a > message saying it needed to be in the first 8 gigs. Never figured out why it > wouldn't go and wound up installing Panther on another drive, (ata on a pci > board seen as scsi.) > > Any ideas what was going on with that 30 gig?
It is only with older macs. I now have a 400 slot loader and I can install Panther on an 80 gig without any problems. Just make an 8 gig partition and it should install on the 8 gig 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
