Hi folks I have 1GHz TiBook. After a few shenanigans (the SSD with which I replaced the HD became corrupted), I tried to revert to using the original HD (A 60GB fujitsu with partitions for MacOSes 10·5·8, 10·4·11 and 9·2·2.
With the HD inside the TiBook, it won't boot - it's as if there is no disk in the machine. (This is confirmed when I restart holding down alt/option to generate a list of boot disks - this list is empty. I can't hear the disk spinning up, even with the bottom case off and my ear next However, with the very same HD in an external USB enclosure plugged into one of the TiBook's USB ports, I can use alt/option to choose to boot into 10·5·8, 10·4·11 or 9·2·2. So what can I have done to the TiBook? The obvious candidate is the connection from HD to motherboard but it seems intact and to be firmly plugged into the mobo. Is there another bit I could have wrecked? In the meantime, I'm happy to boot the TiBook from an external source but not one so slow as USB1. How could I add the HD or copy its partitions to my network so that the TiBook can boot from the network? Available kit includes a 400MHz Pismo running 10·4·11, an XServe G5 running 10·5·8 client*, a hackintoshed Dell mini 10v running 10·6·7, a 2009 macpro running 10·6·8, a 1st generation 500Gb timecapsule (I mention this because it has a USB port). I don't have any machines with MacOS server, but I could put 10·3 server on the Xserve. However I don't want to run this constantly - it's bolted to the side of my desk and is noisy. From what I've read, netbooting requires an ethernet connection between the boot server and client but if I'm at my desk (which is where the spare ethernet connections are) I can do OSX stuff on the MacPro and Dell and can do OS9 stuff on the Pismo without being deafened by the XServe! All advice very welcome! Many thanks Bruce -- 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
