Kris. The internal DVD drive was also playing up and it wouldn't pick up the disc. I have a DVD drive in a firewire case but AHT discs will only boot in Apple specified drives.
Simon --- www.simonroyal.co.uk and www.nmug.org.uk (sent using Nokia E71) -original message- Subject: Re: SATA On PowerMac G4 From: Kris Tilford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 16/10/2008 20:23 On Oct 16, 2008, at 5:50 AM, Simon Royal wrote: > I'm using a PowerMac G4 'Sawtooth' as my Intel iMac died. First the > internal hard drive went then the machine went altogether. > > I am now wondering whether the hard drive is fine and the fault is > something else. The DC board looks a bit burnt. I think Apple provided a Hardware Test disc with this iMac? I'd have booted the Hardware Test disc as soon as the internal HD went bad. Alternatively you could have tried a Firewire Target Disk mode boot connected to another Mac via FW. It appears too late for either diagnostic. The USB-PATA/SATA cable that Bruce posted is a good item to own for testing HDs. If you think the HD is good, a Firewire enclosure would be bootable on the Sawtooth. You might get a USB 2.0 PCI card if you're going to use USB, but they only work in OS X. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
