In a message Macolyte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: << Could anyone explain to me, why i might be having this problem.
Trying to install a 60gb drive on my rev 1 B/W and finally got it to install successfully but now when the machine reboots to boot OSx 10.3 of the hard drive i get a black box of doom telling me to restart my machine..This happens straight after the grey screen with the apple and the spinning circle. >> First follow all suggestions already posted like disconnecting peripherals and PCI cards, using the verbose mode on startup to see what's happening and checking for bad RAM modules. As a last resort before you buy that PCI ATA card (another good suggestion) there is one other thing you can try. You can switch the ATA buses. Switch the HDD to the CD-ROM bus and the CD-ROM on the HDD bus. Do this you will need a longer IDE internal ribbon cable for the HDD. And you will need to remove the motherboard to shift the CD-ROM IDE ribbon cables so they will fit to the other IDE connector. This is an extreme measure but worked for me. The only downside is that if you need to boot from the CD-ROM it will take holding the "c" key for 5 or 6 minutes before you see the Apple logo and the gray screen when OS X startup. For more details on related B & W rev 1 problems I had see the g-list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/msg43775.htm and http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/msg44230.html Good luck, --glen (digest mode) -- 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:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
