On Feb 13, 2010, at 8:15 AM, iJohn wrote: > On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 4:09 AM, Nicholas Fantuzzi <snii...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The chinese seller guaranteed me that this item perfectly works with a C2D >> Mac Mini 1.83GHz..so I think that the problem is of the G4 system. > > OK, saying the item works perfectly with a "C2D Mac Mini" strikes me > as not very pertinent at this point. It's not where I would start > trying to figure this out. > > It may well be that the design works but you have a bay and/or hard > drive that is defective. > > Maybe you've already answered this and I just missed it, but I think > the first question to answer is does this bay and/or drive work in ANY > context. You can worry about whether or not the bay/drive combo works > in your G4 Mini after you have verified the parts themselves are not > just broken. > > That's why I suggested trying them in another system or with an > external drive enclosure. First rule of problem isolation is to make > sure the source of the failure is not the component itself. > > Once you know that the drive bay and your drive both work, then you > can go back and work on narrowing down in what context it does not > appear to work. > >> Now I'm waiting for other adapter that he's going to ship to me. > > Huh? What "other adapter"? > > -irrational john >
Use a CoolMax USB adapter to check the drive in the Dell device before installation, Very easy to check externally on your MBP. Also you can initialize at the same time. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- 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
