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?
Could this be a Master/slave/cable select HD jumper issue? When you try just the new disk, is it set to master and attached to the end connector of the cable? Len --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
