On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Robert MacLeay <[email protected]> wrote:
> Try this (This is not recommended practice and could possibly harm > your controller or drive!), it worked once for me: > uplug the cables from the hard disk and try booting again. If you > succeed, WITHOUT RESTARTING, plug in the cables (signal first, then > power) for the HD and see if your favorite disk utility can access it. Sounds kinda like trying to 'unlock' an Xbox hard drive. :) On Feb 19, 11:32 pm, "R. A. Cantrell" <[email protected]> wrote: > Can't get to the drive or cable in an iMac while it is running > Sure you can. If you don't mind looking at the screen upside- down. :) I would recommend removing any CD that may be in the tray before powering on though. Also, that IDE ribbon cable is pretty bunched up. You might consider temporarily replacing it with one that would be easier to work with (or remove the hard drive to make it easier to work with). Just some suggestions. Lonnie. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
