Click on the physical disk itself, go to the partition tab and set it to 1 or however many partitions you want. Go to the options tab and make sure its set to Apple Partition Map instead of Master Boot Record and then apply it. That will change it from MBR to APM which is bootable on a G5 and should then allow the install.
On Feb 2, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Clmtyne wrote: > I just recently got a Power Mac G5, and the hard drive is missing. So > my idea is to take a external 60gig drive that I have (with Firewire > 400) and install OSX 10.5 to be able to test this system. The problem > that I'm having is the installation. What I'm doing is loading the OSX > disk on a Powerbook and after the software examines the disk, it tells > me that I can't install on this disk until I go to Disk Utility to > partician the disk. After doing that it still will not allow me to > install the operating system on the disk. So I need some help with > this one. The disk was set up as Fat something, but I changed it to > Journaled to Partician it. Does that make any difference? > > -- > 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 [email protected] > 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
