Thanks for all the comments, but I don't think We have hit the solution yet.
I did format the hd on my G4 and partioned with the 8gb. I then put the drive back in the WS and it did the same thing. I haven't tried the metal strip because I thought this was related only to sleep issues and newer drives did not have the problem. Could be wrong. I tried to boot with a os 9 disk, my diskwarrior disk and even os 8 to no avail. It seems to be a problem with booting from the cd. I can do it with the old drive, but not the new. Should it be possible to boot without a hd in the computer - with just a start up disk? Or does the computer have to see a hd even if there is no OS on it? Maybe there is something wrong with the new drive. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:" Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------