iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #2
You might need to reformat the drive under disk utilities from the OS 9 CD.
Far as I know, the first and second generation iMacs can take up to 120GB Hard drives.
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iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #3
Well ... I started off of the OS 9 CD and would have reformatted the 80 GB harddrive, but neither System Profiler nor Disk Utility recognizes the drive is there
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #4
Make sure the jumper setting on the drive are set properly. (Master/Slave, Master.....or whatever it's supposed to be, I can't remember)
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #5
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 drive I removed.
Too weird ... perhaps I s…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #6
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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…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #7
It used to work in my G4 450 ... I took it out to replace it with a larger drive
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #8
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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…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #9
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.
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #10
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…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #11
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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 …
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #12
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…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #13
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... :/
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #14
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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…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #15
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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 …
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #16
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 …
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #17
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…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #18
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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. …
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #19
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…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #20
anybody know what you actually end up with on a 120GB hard drive?
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #21
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.
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #22
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 …
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #23
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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…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #24
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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…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #25
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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…
iMac G3 233 - is there a harddrive size limit? — #26
I used the screwdriver . . . and umm . . . my finger still hurts