On Oct 2, 2009, at 6:30 AM, Tom wrote: > Thanks, Yersinia and Taner. Well, I can start the old iMac up with the > 10.4 installer disk, and then use its Disk Utility to format the new > drive, but no matter how I try it (either Erase or Partition), I am > not given any option to install any OS 9 drivers. It just doesn't > offer that option. Am I missing it somewhere? Where should I look for > it?
In the "Partition" tab you'll need to use the "Options" to select "Apple Partition Map" partition scheme (the new HD is PC "FAT32" format - called MS DOS in Disk Utility - this is why you don't get the OS 9 driver option). Then you'll need to select 1 partition (or two if you're going to install OS X & OS 9 on separate partitions). Then you'll need to select "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and check the small box "Install OS 9 drivers". Quit Disk Utility and install OS X. Then install OS 9, and you're done. If you're using separate partitions, make the OS 9 partition small, only a couple GB at most, you can even get by with 1 GB or even 500 MB if necessary. You can install both OS X & OS 9 onto a single partition, probably the best option for normal usage. > And by the way, this old iMac does see the new drive as a 500 gig, or > rather 460 or something. It should, there's no 128 GB limit, it should see the full size, which is ~460 GB or so. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
