Quote: Originally Posted by peter_cph I have just double-checked that (what a terror taking it all apart again and again) and the jumpers are set to Master, just like on the dri…

It used to work in my G4 450 ... I took it out to replace it with a larger drive

Quote: Originally Posted by peter_cph I have just double-checked that (what a terror taking it all apart again and again) and the jumpers are set to Master, just like on the dri…

I have set the jumpers to Master, the label on the Seagate drive clearly specifies how the jumpers are set. It was the master drive in the G4 too.

I don't know if it's even relevant, but some of the older HDDs had alternate master jumper settings to limit the number of cylinders, or something of that nature. In essence, it re…

Quote: Originally Posted by peter_cph I have set the jumpers to Master, the label on the Seagate drive clearly specifies how the jumpers are set. It was the master drive in the …

With early iMac's, isn't there something about installing the system in the first 8GB of the disk? I had a Rev A 233, and I remember something like/about where the partitions/syste…

The system must indeed be on a partion within the first 8 Gb. On top of that, theres also a limit on the harddrive size. Cant remember what it is though... :/

Quote: Originally Posted by Thain Esh Kelch The system must indeed be on a partion within the first 8 Gb. On top of that, theres also a limit on the harddrive size. Cant remembe…

Quote: Originally Posted by peter_cph I have set the jumpers to Master, the label on the Seagate drive clearly specifies how the jumpers are set. It was the master drive in the …

I just ran into this problem a couple of months ago when setting up an iMac for a friend- remove ALL the jumpers and the drive should spin up and be recognized, etc. And remember …

By the way, the maximum hard disk size for an original iMac is 137GB, which means that the largest available disk size with no waste is 120GB. If a larger disk is installed, everyt…

Quote: Originally Posted by tooki By the way, the maximum hard disk size for an original iMac is 137GB, which means that the largest available disk size with no waste is 120GB. …

Yes, that is what happens .... i wasn'r aware of the 137 GB on the iMac ... but I did install a apir of 160 GB's in a blue/white and they both came out as 128 GB drives .... I…

anybody know what you actually end up with on a 120GB hard drive?

FYI - The 8 GB limit thing is only for Mac OS X. Since you only mentioned OS 9, you don't need to worry about that.

Hi guys. I read about people taking apart their iMacs and eMacs all the time to upgrade the hard drive and the optical drive. I have both an iMac 233 and an eMac 700. I would love …

Quote: Originally Posted by Oneota FYI - The 8 GB limit thing is only for Mac OS X. Since you only mentioned OS 9, you don't need to worry about that. That's not true. Th…

Quote: Originally Posted by peter_cph Yes, that is what happens .... i wasn'r aware of the 137 GB on the iMac ... but I did install a apir of 160 GB's in a blue/white and the…

Quote: Originally Posted by Lgonzo99 Hi guys. I read about people taking apart their iMacs and eMacs all the time to upgrade the hard drive and the optical drive. I have both an…

I used the screwdriver . . . and umm . . . my finger still hurts

Quote: Originally Posted by Lgonzo99 Hi guys. I read about people taking apart their iMacs and eMacs all the time to upgrade the hard drive and the optical drive. I have both an…

in the 6 years that i have been using computers i have only accumulated 3860 desktop pictures. I was wondering how many other people with more years under their belt have?

None. My desktop is a dark grey-blue.

Sweet Jesus, 3860 desktop pics?? I have certainly collected a lot in my time, but I usually get rid of them and only have about 10 at the most on hand at any given time.