On Feb 21, 2010, at 11:46 AM, Jake Zeppa wrote: > Thanks for the reply's everyone. I don't know if it matters, but the > Deskstar drive has 10.4 on it, where the drive with all my info is 10.2. I > don't own Diskwarrior, but I'm trying to search for a copy. I also > unfortunately don't own a 10.4 install disk (I got the drive with it already > installed), so saving the 10.4 drive is somewhat important (I only have 10.2 > disks, which are now obsolete). I have looked at the cost to buy a used copy > of 10.4, but it's quite costly, and for the same cost, I could buy 10.5. I'd > really hate to fork over $100 for a new OS, so hopefully it won't come to > that. > None the less, I'm still open to ideas. I assume there's no way to fix this > drive without some software I don't own at the moment? Is there anything I > can do to salvage it, while keeping the data in tact? Things work fine, but > anything I transfer gets trashed. I'll attempt to transfer data through > Firewire, but I wonder what I can do if I wanted to run 2 drives at the same > time. Does anyone have an idea why this computer is doing this? Thanks again > everyone, I really appreciate the help. > > Jake > > --- On Sun, 2/21/10, JOHN CARMONNE <carmo...@aol.com> wrote: > >> From: JOHN CARMONNE <carmo...@aol.com> >> Subject: Re: Hard drive issues with a MDD 1.25 >> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >> Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10:58 AM >> >> On Feb 21, 2010, at 10:51 AM, Clark Martin wrote: >> >>> On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:39 AM, Jake Zeppa wrote: >>> >>>>> I just picked up a dual 1.25 MDD to replace >> my slow dual 450 giga. None the less, I've spent the last >> few hours fighting a problem transferring data from my old >> drive (80gb WD ata/100), to a Deskstar 80gb ata/100, and I >> figured it would be best to ask the experts (you guys). The >> drive that originally came with the computer (Seagate 80gb >> ata/100) stopped working while transferring data (now it's >> not recognized by any computer), and the Deskstar has >> corruption issues now. The drives are set up using the >> ata/100 bus, both drives set to CS. The computer works >> great, but somewhere between the two drives when >> transferring data, everything gets messed up. The original >> drives data seems fine, and it passes the utility tests, as >> where the Deskstar now shows errors, and has files I >> transfered that can't be opened (and a lot of them). Did I >> screw up somewhere, or could this be a computer problem? I'm >> open to all suggestions, and I really appreciate the help. >> Thanks >>>>> >>> >>> I ran into something similar recently. First >> thing is you might try putting the "other" drive on the >> third ATA bus. Until I got the MDD I didn't know it >> has 3 ATA busses. >>> >>> The other thing is the drive that came with it was, I >> think, an 80Gb Deskstar. While it worked fine in the >> MDD, it won't work in a Sawtooth (I had a 160 Gb HD from the >> Sawtooth I use in the MDD now). Of two Firewire drives >> I've tested it in only one would see it properly. I >> haven't yet investigated it, it might be a matter of the ATA >> version. >>> >>> I CCC'd the 160 Gb over to the 80Gb, reformatted the >> 160 and copied everything back. I had tried doing it >> with the two drives on the same bus, that had problems >> recognizing the drives. I tried putting the 80Gb in a >> FW enclosure and that didn't work. About then I >> noticed the 3rd bus, tried that and that worked just fine. >>> >>> --Clark Martin >>> Redwood City, CA, USA >>> Macintosh / Internet Consulting >>> >>> "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super >> Highway" >>> >>> >> The third Bus in the MDD is ata 33 for the optical drive I >> think that it's too slow for a HDD that's used for >> anything other than storage. >>
Try to fix the drive via TDM using Disk utility, it may work you've nuttin to lose. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
