On Thursday, August 8, 2002, at 09:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> OS X won't let me install on the formatted drive because it > says it's not within the first 8Gig. I made a 5Gig first partition and > 35 > gig second, now it works. Will OS X not live on a 40Gig drive? what > am I > doing wrong. > > John, Just like it says, all your startup volumes (OS 9 and/or OS X) must be entirely within the first eight physical GB of the drive. It's not a debilitating limitation, just one that has to be observed. John at Wood-n-Shavings, Inc. San Antonio, Texas -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
