>> Short of a faulty drive or a faulty card, any other possibilities? The
>> ACARD currently sits in slot 4 of my J700 .
> Try the ACARD in slot 1 or 2. This type of card can exhibit odd
> behavior in any other slot. I'm kind of surprised that it worked in
> slot 4 at all. Also, double check the ribbon cable for any sign of
> wear, OSX is a lot more picky about these things than OS9 was. While
> you are in there, make sure that you have the jumpers on the drive set
> right. WD drives have an extra mode, if it is the only drive on a
> cable, you need to put it into single mode. Unlike others, having the
> drive in master mode when it is the only thing on the cable will not
> work correctly.
>
Robyn - tried what you suggested. Changed slot, changed IDE cable,
jumpers are set right to single mode. Still no go, tries to boot up for
about fifteen seconds, then gives up and boots into OS 9. The
partitions mount OK on the desktop in OS 9 and OS X.
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