on 7/6/02 7:09 PM, jazz4u2 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I still cannot get OSX to install. After I put in the Ultra/Tek66, the new > Maxtor 60 GB drive, downloaded the firmware update, I still get a message " > OSX cannot be installed on this computer". After a few tries and still > getting that message it did something very strange. It would start to boot > up and get to the smiley Mac and there it would sit on this grey screen. I > got so mad at this guy sitting there grinning at me that I had to force > quit. Then I took it into the shop where it has been for the past week. They > took out the UltraWide SCSI card, which my main 4.? drive booted from and > hooked it to the motherboard card,took out the Ultra/Tek card and booted up. > My other SCSI drive showed up again. They put the Ultra/Tek card back in and > the Maxtor drive showed up also. Partitioned the Maxtor so that one part was > less than 8G and then tried to install OSX. It seemed to be going fine and > then it stopped with all this stuff on the screen about a panic. First I > thought they had stopped for a picnic, but no, it was a panic. So now here I > am back to OS9.1 and very frustrated. I would really like to try OSX so if > anyone could please, please help me, I would be forever thankful. By the > way, I had e-mailed OWC but have received no reply.
Hi Jacqueline, Sorry to hear you've had some frustration with OS X. You don't mention which video card you are using during your OS X installations? Also, which disk utility are you using to format your various hard drives? And what processor is in your S900, a G3/G4 upgrade, or the original 604e? Pouring over everything on Ryan Rempels XPostFacto site is very highly recommended. http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/ Read it all, and then read it again. I remember realizing that some of the tidbits I had read there, saved me from making a mistake or two when I installed OS X on my S900. Ryan's site is only hosted by OWC, so writing them will not be of any help. Better to use this list and Ryan's site to gather all the info needed for a successful X install. Looking through past SM List messages would also yield a lot of info, as we've tackled this a lot in the recent past... http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/supermacs/List.html -Howie -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
