I've heard the beige G3s can't handle a drive bigger than 120gb. Maybe the same goes for your G4?
Paul On 1/20/04 4:17 PM, "Frank P. Eigler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G4 500(AGP) > OS 10.2.8 > 500MB RAM > > Just purchsed a WD Caviar SE 160GB HD. Formating (finally) went okay. Used > CCC to copy over files from original 27GB HD. I thus have 2 bootable OS X > partitions on two separate drives, plus a separate Classic partition on > the original drive. > > I also have a internal scsi drive with 9.2 It boots fine, and the disks > appear on the desktop. > > Problem: when booting into X it won't get past the "Waiting for local > disks..." stage. All bootable disks/partitions appear (including > "Classic") with Opt held @ start. FSCK shows no problems. Using Disk > Utility on the Jag Install CD likewise shows all disks/partitions. > > Any ideas? > > An aside: is it possible to have three ATA disks in this machine vs 2 ATA > + SCSI? > > Thanks. -- "Most people can't think, most of the remainder won't think, the small fraction who do think mostly can't do it very well. The extremely tiny fraction who think regularly, accurately, creatively, and without self-delusion- in the long run, these are the only people who count." [Robert Heinlein] -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
