The probable reason why your computer will not start when you remove the 2GB drive, is that that device terminates the SCSI bus. When you remove the drive, the SCSI bus is unterminated, which makes it difficult or impossible for the computer to reliably access anything else on the SCSI bus (ie: your other hard drive, CD ROM drive, etc.).
You should be able to remove this drive, but you will then need to enable SCSI termination on the last device on your SCSI bus (I'm guessing this would be your 8GB drive).
Hope this helps,
-DWass
Hardter wrote
My wife was using it today when an application on the original 2G HD crashed. Upon restarting only the partitioned 8 G drives showed up on the desktop. Luckily the system folder is on this one. The original HD does not show up with DiskWarrior or Norton. With the FWB HD Toolkit 4.5, the original 2G Quantum drive is identified but nothing can be done with it. It is unable to recognize its size, however, saying it has 0 MB. When restarting and on random occasions, this drive makes a "buzzing" sound. It always does it on restarts now. It did not do this previously. The green light on the HD is erratic. Is this drive most likely shot?
I attempted to disconnect the drive so my wife could take it to her school district's technician to see if he could at least save the data, if possible. When removed however, the computer will not start, proceeding only to the Mac icon.
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