On 8/1/04 8:55 PM, "Peter Jay Salzman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Jim, > > Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, that wasn't it. It *was* set to > CS. I changed it to master, but still no go. > > However, the problem seems to be intermittent. Or rather, normal > booting seems to be intermittent. ;-) In about 15 boots attempts, it > actually booted off the hard drive two times. > > After Googling, I found this: > > http://homepage.mac.com/techedgeezine/cart_imac_update7.htm > > Where the author says: > > Remember that when you install Mac OS X, either 10.1.5 or 10.2.6 > “Jaguar”, you must create two hard drive partitions with the > first boot partition at less than 8 GB for OS X. We suggest using a 7.90 > GB partition to install OS X 10.2.6 Jaguar in, a second partition of 5 > GB for OS 9.2.2 and the remainder of the space for a Data partition. > > I wonder if the same kind of restriction on boot partition size exists > for MacOS 8.5? But that doesn't sound like something that would cause > intermittent booting. > > I've also heard that a 7200 rpm drive may be too hot for an imac. And > that DOES sound like a cause of intermittent booting. Unfortunately, it > happens even after the machine is completely cooled down. > > Perhaps the power requirements for a 7200rpm drive is higher than the > power supply can nominally put out? > > What do you think? > > Any other ideas? > > Thanks! > Pete > > > > On Sun 01 Aug 04, 5:36 PM, Jim Arnott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> Make sure that the jumper is on Master, not Slave or Cable Select. >> >> Jim >> >> On Sunday, Aug 1, 2004, at 16:43 America/Vancouver, Peter Jay Salzman >> wrote: >> >>> >>> The screen, upon reboot, displayed an icon of a folder with a blinking >>> icon that alternated between a "?" and a graphic that looked like a >>> face >>> (a square, two eyes and a "lightning bolt" that looked like a nose"). >>> >>> I'm assuming that this is MacOS's way of saying: >>> >>> I can't find a boot device. >>> >>> I put the OS installation disk back into the computer. My little test >>> file was still on the drive, so I know the drive is working. I >>> reinstalled the OS for the heck of it and rebooted. >>> >>> Nothing. I still got the flashing "?" with the imac "face". >>> >>> >>> I'm at a complete loss here. If this were one of my Linux boxes, I >>> would say that the master boot record isn't pointing to a bootable >>> partition. >>> >> Leopards break into the temple and drink to the dregs what is in the >> sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over again; finally it >> can be calculated in advance, and it becomes part of the ceremony. >> -Kafka >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> Try resetting the PRAM. Steph -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
