Re: Dead Dead Drive

2010-12-01 Thread Kris Tilford
On Dec 1, 2010, at 2:22 PM, Gottick International wrote: Can one start a G5 open just to hear if the drive starts at all? If you can find the lid switch and trick it to think the lid is on, then perhaps, but the G5 fans are pretty noisy and most modern HDs are pretty quiet, so you might no

Re: Dead Dead Drive

2010-12-01 Thread Gottick International
he larger one is the power cable however it's just as easy to misconnect both. Look real close also I've damaged the cables by pulling them the wrong way. Can one start a G5 open just to hear if the drive starts at all? A -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a g

Re: Dead Dead Drive

2010-11-30 Thread John Carmonne
On Nov 29, 2010, at 6:51 AM, Gottick International wrote: Back again. Trying get a new 500 GIG Caviar WD5000AA to work on a G5 20-inch 1.8 Ghz machine. The cables look ok. What can I do now to locate the problem? Anders Are you sure the power cable is connected correctly. It's easy to mi

Re: Dead Dead Drive

2010-11-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 29, 2010, at 7:51 AM, Gottick International wrote: >>> Back again. Trying get a new 500 GIG Caviar WD5000AA to work on a G5 >>> 20-inch 1.8 Ghz machine. The Machine starts fine on a install CD but >>> neither the installer or Disc Utility can even find the new drive. >>> The drive has been

Re: Dead Dead Drive

2010-11-29 Thread Gottick International
Back again. Trying get a new 500 GIG Caviar WD5000AA to work on a G5 20-inch 1.8 Ghz machine. The Machine starts fine on a install CD but neither the installer or Disc Utility can even find the new drive. The drive has been tested on another Mac and had been formated ok. The cables look ok. Wha

Re: Dead Dead Drive

2010-11-28 Thread John Carmonne
On Nov 28, 2010, at 10:40 AM, AndersFager wrote: > Back again. Trying get a new 500 GIG Caviar WD5000AA to work on a G5 > 20-inch 1.8 Ghz machine. The Machine starts fine on a install CD but > neither the installer or Disc Utility can even find the new drive. > The drive has been tested on anothe

Re: Dead Dead Drive

2010-11-28 Thread Kris Tilford
On Nov 28, 2010, at 12:40 PM, AndersFager wrote: Back again. Trying get a new 500 GIG Caviar WD5000AA to work on a G5 20-inch 1.8 Ghz machine. The Machine starts fine on a install CD but neither the installer or Disc Utility can even find the new drive. The drive has been tested on another Mac a

Dead Dead Drive

2010-11-28 Thread AndersFager
Back again. Trying get a new 500 GIG Caviar WD5000AA to work on a G5 20-inch 1.8 Ghz machine. The Machine starts fine on a install CD but neither the installer or Disc Utility can even find the new drive. The drive has been tested on another Mac and had been formated ok. The cables look ok. What ca