On May 1, 8:15 pm, Dan <dantear...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does the machine bong when you boot it, or does it beep or make some > other sound? It bongs normally. > Try doing a normal PRAM reset -- boot holding down cmd opt p r, until > it bongs 3 times. No change. Nothing that I have tried so far has corrected the situation that no start volumes appear in the startup control panel or that I can't boot from the second partition on the hard drive. > I'm thinking maybe the partition map is foo on that drive. But then > it should find usable volumes on an external drive... :\ > > If zapping the pram as described above doesn't fix it, I'm thinking > you have some other hardware issue. Might be time to open it up and > disconnect the HD altogether -- see if you can then boot from an > external etc. I guess it is time for some drastic measures although the situation is not critical (although it bugs me that I can't fix it). I just need the 10.4/9.2.2 partition for grandchildren to play old games. Maybe I can wean then away with some new games. I will let you know if I find a solution . Thanks again, Gary -- 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