OK - this drive has jumpers. As had the old one. In a iMac G5. What
about jumper settings?
OK. That solves that probem. ;-) Any other idea? Can the drive be
too big for the machine to handle?
Probably not. How about the cable ... is that new? a good one?
Connected well at both ends ... didn't come loose when the machine
was shut?
Cable looks fine. Conects well. Can one test it in one way or another?
I would also check to see if the iMac G5 has a SMU you can reset??
Tried it. Found the small button on the keyboard. No luck.
only one of the pins had snapped where the connector sitts on the
main board but that was enough to stop the drive being seen at all.
The pins on the drive looks as the pins on the old drive. OK. I say,
1) The old drive didn't really have issues. Rather the problem is
someplace else such as a bad SATA cable or a poorly seated connector.
Or maybe even something is wrong on the G5's mainboard. Have you tried
any type of diagnostic program?
What kind of diagnostics cen be used to figure out if the mainboard is
toast?
Try hooking it up to another computer or hook it up through an
external case.
I have an old, unbreakable, Quicksilver nearby. Can I try out a 500
gig serial ATA disc on that old warhorse?
Thnks for all your advice.
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