Yes you can and make use of the firewire Target Disk Mode check the System Pref / Start up disk - BTW you can get a firewire cable for $ 2. do NOT GO TO FRYS as they want $ 19.95 for exact same cable.
Good Luck = add a external drive? JML --- On Thu, 9/9/10, Iamanamma <vsand...@neo.rr.com> wrote: From: Iamanamma <vsand...@neo.rr.com> Subject: Re: New install of OS 10.4 on G5 iMac To: "G-Group" <g3-5-list@googlegroups.com> Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010, 7:12 AM > Are they all the same model/processor speed? I think some machine > specific disks are that specific. > > No, they are not tied to a machine's serial number. > > Len When I bought them they were all "IMACG5 20/2.0GHZ/512/250" (Straight off the receipt from Apple) I have replaced a couple of hard drives, but they're still the same machines. I have not encountered this problem before. I found a third set of the original install disks, and they're not working either. Can I install to an external hard drive (enclosure) and cheese the iMac into accepting it that way? -- 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 -- 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
