i'm jumping in the middle here but ..... with early generation g3 units there was a 9 gig drive limit as boot drive. you may have to partition drive to make it work. charles
Billy Stidham wrote: > > Hi; > > First of all, let me thank Colin for the help. I was able- by jumping > thru hoops- able to find the magic configuration and > start the G3. But, I have other questions: > 1. What is the largest HD permitted by this machine? > (I have a Seagate 80 gig and a Maxtor 80 gig IDE, I have not succeeded > with OSX install in either and mounting) > 2. Will another IDE controller allow me to use a larger drive and more > devices? > 3. Does anyone have any experience with a G4 ZIF upgrade in a desktop > G3? > 4. And finally- for the moment- if I install a G4 ZIF will it allow me > the use of my Pioneer 106 DVD and Apple's iDVD? > > I know there is a lot of discussion about G3 upgrades and the cost > effectiveness of it, but I find it difficult to find any > machine with an internal DVD burner that is a "real value." Either way, > you pay. Thanks to all!! > > Billy > > -- > PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
