On 17/4/04 10:25 am, "Matt Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just replaced the HD in my iMac DV (400 MHz) with an 80 GB Maxtor > ATA/133 (8 MB cache). > > The computer boots up and I put the Panther Install CD into the drive and > use the Disk Utility to Format and zero the drive and everything goes > flawlessly. > > When I try to install Mac OS X, it puts a red stop (!) sign on the drive > and says that I cannot install Mac OS X on the current volume and that I > can't boot from it. Hmm. > > I go back to Disk Utility and in the drive info window it says "Bootable: > yes". > > I partition it again with 2 partitions (1 less than 10 GB and the rest of > the drive on the second). Still nothing. I try enabling Journaling, then > the UNIX file system. Nothing seems to work. > > How can I get Panther installed on this computer? > > Thanks! > > Matt Before installing the drive did you check it was jumpered as master, not cable select (CS)? I have seen some new drives jumpered as CS by default, a common setting for newer PC's. Steve Bell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
