On Aug 28, 2009, at 7:55 AM, Stephen Conrad wrote:
> > OK, the HD that came in this G4 is dying > I cloned the HD to another HD I own > I then tried to swap out the HDs after telling (in System Prefs) he > machine to boot from the new HD > However, it REFUSES to boot unless the old failing HD is present. > How do I force he machine to let me take out the bad HD? > Maybe the Master / Slave settings are causing the control issues? I would try setting your new drive to Master, and removing the old one completely. Then let the system "find" the drive on its own on its main ATA bus. Later, choose the drive in System Preferences > Startup Disk for the next Restart. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
