On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Bill Connelly<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> On Aug 29, 2009, at 7:13 PM, Stephen Conrad wrote:
>
>>
>> OK, I can get my G4 Quicksilve (OS X 10..11, 800 MHz, 1.5GB RAM) to
>> boot from the new HD but if the old HD is not present it simply will
>> NOT boot.
>> I tried with another HD set as Slave and had no luck.
>> I tried it with JUST the new HD and no luck. Put the old one back in
>> as Slave and it boots fine.
>>
>> I Zapped the PRAM, twice (once with the original HD and once after I
>> removed it, in an attempt to get it to boot with another HD in the
>> Slave position).
>>
>> What shall I try next?
>>
>> PS...the original HD is now deciding to not show as having any HD
>> issues when I look with Disk Utility but I just want to be careful.
>
> What are the make and model # and size of each of your HDs?
Courtesy of Apple System Profiler
ATA Bus:
WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1:
Capacity: 111.79 GB
Model: WDC WD1200JB-00CRA1
Revision: 17.07W17
Serial Number: WD-WMA8C2853560
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: Yes
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
USS Akira:
Capacity: 111.66 GB
Available: 105.76 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s10
Mount Point: /
IBM-IC35L040AVVA07-0:
Capacity: 38.35 GB
Model: IBM-IC35L040AVVA07-0
Revision: VA2BA52A
Serial Number: VNC203A2GYJY1A
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk1
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 1
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: Yes
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
USS Prometheus:
Capacity: 38.22 GB
Available: 32.12 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk1s10
Mount Point: /Volumes/USS Prometheus
>
> Did you have the Master drive always at the end of the 6" Apple
> supplied ATA cable off the mobo?
>
Yes, it is at the end
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