On Friday, April 19, 2002, at 11:40 PM, Will S wrote:
>> >> I don't have the info in front of me either but what I remember is: >> OSX does not need to be in the first partition but it does need to be >> in the first 8gb of a drive. In other words you could have say 2 >> partitions in the first 8 gb and have OSX in either the first >> partition or the 2 one.Someone else may have the statement that gives >> the exact info but I think that is how it works. I don't have time to >> look for it. I need to be working....later Will S >> > Ok, the info I listed was correct but incomplete.The post from > Phillip Meza saying he didn't have this problem jogged my memory. I > belive Phillip is running a S900 Umax machine. > This issue only effects some machines. The Beige G3 is the one noted > as having this problem all models it seems.(I did a search and found > some info) > It also effects early iMacs (233,266 and 333mhz models) and the > Powerbook G3. > Apple says "on these machines that the partition that OSX is > installed on must reside fully within the first 8gb of the drive". > Since Apple doesn't support Old World Macs it of course doesn't give > us any info on them. I think we may have missed this defect and it > doesn't effect our machines. I'm fairly sure this is true of the Umax > J700/S900 speak up if your machine is effected by this limitation. > Will S > > Not affected by this limitation. Running 110GB on my J700, broken into 3 37GB partitions. OSX, 9.1, & A Scratch Disk. In that order... Michael -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
