Sounds like it's a Master/Slave issue. There is only room for one HD in your iMac and that must be a Master device in order to boot.
I would have expected there to be jumper setting diagrams displayed on the back of the Hard drvie as 80GB is fairly recent. Pete -----Original Message----- From: iMac List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 21 May 2004 1:03 AM To: iMac List Subject: Installing WD 80GB HD I have tried to install a WD 80 GB HD in my Purple iMac 333 without much luck. Software installs but computer will not boot from the HD. It just dawned on me that the problem might be that the HD is set as "Slave". I bought this drive in Florida and installed and formatted it as a second drive in a G3 Mini Tower. I removed the drive when I came north and installed it in the iMac. Drive worked perfectly in the G3. Is the Slave Setting likely to be my problem? Does anyone know the correct Pin Setting to change this drive to a Master. Thanks for any help. Cheers Warren - aka - yeoleman Ontario Canada -- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
