On 06/14/2003 2:31 PM, Michael C. Breslin wrote: >Thanks for all of your responses. Here is more detail on the problem. > >333Mhz iMac (Strawberry) >64 Meg Ram >Got it with no HD > >I put a Apple OE HD into it. Reformatted it. Tried OS 8.5, 9.1,9.2.2. Wont >boot off of the HD. Will boot off the system CD. Can see the HD. TechTool >Pro gives it a thumbs up. > >On re-boot, I get the flashing file/? Indefinitely. Reset the PRAM, pressed >the CUDA, tried a different HD, pulled out the upper memory and VRAM, >replaced the upper memory replaced the HD and still - nada! > >How's that for a puzzler!!! >
Someone with more experience could tell for sure, but I do recall that some drives have to have jumpers removed in order to work (or close to that). Was the Apple OE HD used in another computer as the startup disk prior to your getting it, or had it been used as an external drive? If the latter, it might be the jumper thing. Just guessing wildly here, though... Jim Rohde Logic: The art of being wrong with confidence... -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
