On 4/30/04 3:22 PM, "Mary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Does the 8gb hard drive limit for the first partition apply to Mac >> OS9 as well as Mac OSX? > > No, the first 8 Gig limitation only applies to OS X. OS 9 placement > is not affected, it can be anywhere.
I missed the beginnings of this thread, but if you're referring to the older tray-loading iMacs, then yes, BOTH 9 and X (or any startup OS, for that matter) must reside within the first 8 physical gigs of the internal hard drive - unless you don't ever intend to startup in OS 9, then it wouldn't matter. It's not a software issue; it's a hardware issue with the ROM on the older iMacs (okay, maybe that's considered firmware). The reason for partitioning a larger drive is in order to keep the OS within that physical section of the drive, otherwise, crucial portions of the OS could land outside that section of the drive during a software update, and then the iMac wouldn't startup. I know this, as I installed a 20 gig drive in my old 333 tray-loader without partitioning. Everything was okay until I ran software update, and more than 10 gigs was already in use at the time, so it puts the new files in the first available spot and deletes the old files. Then of course, it wouldn't start up anymore. That's when I found out about the 8 gig limit. I had to reformat and partition the drive and start all over again, and that was under OS 9. 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:[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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
