on 11/7/02 11:42 PM, Obi-Wan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 11/7/02 7:17 PM, "Gerald Uhlan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the > Cybertrough:
<snip> >>> Yes. No problem. You will need the proper drive formatting utility though. >>> I recommend Hard Disk Speed Tools by Intech USA. (NOT fwb's hard disk >>> toolkit). >>> >>> -- Kyle H. Hansen >> >> Huh? You need some special formatting software? I thought you could just >> pop in virtually ANY standard IDE/EIDE hard drive into a Classic iMac. I've >> been considering getting a new drive for this old iMac and I've been >> following various threads on the subject on this list. This is the first >> I've heard of needing any special formatting software or drivers. I have >> found very little info about installing a replacement drive, other than the >> physical replacement instructions. From what I've read on this list (unless >> I missed something), basically all you need to do is install the new drive, >> restart from the OS installer CD and format the drive with that. Then >> proceed with the OS installation. Is that not true? > > Yes that is true. 97% of the time. Sometimes the Apple software will not > see a HD that is formatted to DOS or other "foreign" file formats. Or is > will see it but fail to format it. That's why I recommend using a second > party drive formatting utility. Give it a whirl and keep in contact for > help if it doesn't work. > > -- Kyle H. Hansen Phew! You had me worried for a minute. So, this scenario would most likely apply to a used PC hard drive rather than a new one? And why wouldn't you recommend FWB? I've used that with my old SCSI Magneto-Optical drive with no problems. And I already happen to have that particular software, so why shouldn't I use that one, if I run into this situation? Gerry -- 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:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
