RE: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-27 Thread Stewie de Young
Hey Stewie, Thanks for doing that!!! That g-book group when ever I try to post there it won't let me, it tells me I have to register and I already am... So when I try to register it tells me that user name is already taken, I say yes I know it is me??? Anyway talking about

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-26 Thread Nestamicky
On 25/04/10 11:25 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: I have to say I got this old Clamshell running and that 7200rpm HD really woke this machine up!!! It runs faster and smoother then my Ti Powerbook which has more then 2 X's the proc speed and almost 2X's the memory I always wonder why this is the case at

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-26 Thread ben64sm...@googlemail.com
On Apr 26, 6:25 am, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Apr 25, 2010, at 10:33 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: I have to say I got this old Clamshell running and that 7200rpm HD   really woke this machine up!!! If you've had that much improvement going from a 4,200rpm HD to a   7,200rpm,

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-26 Thread Richard Gerome
I've been running this Clamshell with the new 7200rpm HD for hrs on just the battery, it's cooler then my other Clamshell and the battery which I clocked 2yrs ago it ran for almost 2.5hrs (marked it on the battery) it is now lasting for over 2.5hrs!!! These tests I ran are just idling and

RE: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-26 Thread Stewie de Young
On 25/04/10 11:25 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: I have to say I got this old Clamshell running and that 7200rpm HD really woke this machine up!!! It runs faster and smoother then my Ti Powerbook which has more then 2 X's the proc speed and almost 2X's the memory I always wonder why this is

RE: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-26 Thread Richard Gerome
Hey Stewie, Thanks for doing that!!! That g-book group when ever I try to post there it won't let me, it tells me I have to register and I already am... So when I try to register it tells me that user name is already taken, I say yes I know it is me??? Anyway talking about quieter, I think it

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-25 Thread Richard Gerome
I have to say I got this old Clamshell running and that 7200rpm HD really woke this machine up!!! It runs faster and smoother then my Ti Powerbook which has more then2 X's the proc speed and almost 2X's the memory!!! I must say I'm going to get 2 more HD's one for my other Clamshell and one for

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-25 Thread Kris Tilford
On Apr 25, 2010, at 10:33 PM, Richard Gerome wrote: I have to say I got this old Clamshell running and that 7200rpm HD really woke this machine up!!! It runs faster and smoother then my Ti Powerbook which has more then 2 X's the proc speed and almost 2X's the memory!!! I must say I'm going

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-24 Thread Mark Sokolovsky
Try this. In the installation, don't click on anything. just click the first continue button, and then hit the utilities menu. On that menu, find Disk utility and open that. On the panel to the left side, you should see a list of devices such as your DVD drive, CD drive, and your Hard drive. Click

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-24 Thread Richard Gerome
:56 PM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive??? Try this. In the installation, don't click on anything. just click the first continue button, and then hit the utilities menu. On that menu, find Disk utility and open that. On the panel to the left sid

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-24 Thread Mark Sokolovsky
Your welcome. Here's a tip. If the Mac doesn't start for a simple, fixable reason... When in doubt, press Command+option+P+R. you will hear another Bong noise, and the computer should start up. The screen resolution will temporarily be at 640X480 until the logon screen. After that, even if you

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-24 Thread Richard Gerome
Original Message- From: Mark Sokolovsky <coolmar...@gmail.com> Sent: Apr 24, 2010 8:31 PM To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive??? Your welcome. Here's a tip. If the Mac doesn't start for a simple, fixable reason... "When in doubt,

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-23 Thread Richard Gerome
I tried the other lists and the only one that lets me post is the Jaguar list and this one, the Clamshell List isn't active anymore, I am very sorry about this... I have a 466mhz with DVD drive and the ram is maxed 576!!! The Tiger install disc will start but the HD doesn't show up in

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-23 Thread James Therrault
On Apr 23, 2010, at 9:00 AM, Richard Gerome wrote: I tried the other lists and the only one that lets me post is the Jaguar list and this one, the Clamshell List isn't active anymore, I am very sorry about this... I have a 466mhz with DVD drive and the ram is maxed 576!!! The

Re: OFF-LIST: I can't format this new hard drive???

2010-04-23 Thread Richard Gerome
Thanks JT!!! I bought this drive off of a girl on ebay who sells 1000's of them, I guess it is a new old stock one??? I told her what machine I had and how I did everything and couldn't get it to show so she told me to return it and she sent me another one (not the same identical one)...