On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 8:04 AM, AndersFager <i...@gottick.com> wrote: > Installed a brand new 500 gig hd in a G5 iMac. The old one had > "issues".
Without having any idea whether or not any of them might apply here are some things that come to mind: 1) The old drive didn't really have issues. Rather the problem is someplace else such as a bad SATA cable or a poorly seated connector. Or maybe even something is wrong on the G5's mainboard. Have you tried any type of diagnostic program? 2) Even if the old drive was bad you still might not have seated the connectors properly when attaching the replacement? 3) You might have been the victim of bad luck and gotten a new drive that is DOA. It happens. The way I would attempt to narrow down the possibilities is to try both the old and new drives in another platform. Either another computer or an external enclosure which supports SATA. Is that something you could do? -irrational john -- 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
