On 2 Dec 2009, at 05:22, Kasey Smith wrote: > > On Dec 1, 2009, at 9:14 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: > >> SNIP! >> Keep in mind that you should only get a 120GB hard drive as this >> Mac cannot see past the first 8GB of a drive. >> >> >> Not true, the OS needs to be installed on the first 8gb, but it can >> see everything after that too, if you have it partioned as a >> seperate drive (I know this because mine runs OSX on a 40gb drive, >> first 8 have the OS, last 32 have the data half (Music and Video) >> Hope that helps >> -Christian > Blargh, my keyboard must have got disconnected (I should change the > batteries) I meant to say 128GB, not just 8. And yes the first, tray > loading iMacs have this 8GB system limit, but im not sure about the > slot load.
IIRC, the slot-loaders don't have this restriction. Don't forget that there's also a Firmware update that must be applied before you run the OS X installer, otherwise you risk toasting your toy. > You have to have an 8GB partition in OSX so that none of > the system files go outside, and the partition must be at the > beginning of the drive. You should also do this partitioning for OS9 > as it can become unbootable too... -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
