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 Mon 16 Jun 2003, 17:30
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Thank you much Webmaster, I don't have another HD, but I do have an old iMac computer, is it possible to use that machine's HD?
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 Mon 16 Jun 2003, 20:02
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 Moderator In Chief (MIC)  Group: Editors Posts: 15,189 Joined: 23-Dec 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 2,758 |
You can, mind that everything will be erased on it!
extract the HD from the iMac set its jumper to "slave" at its back (it should be explained on it, at worse find the tech data on the HD manufacturer site) if it is to be plugged on the same cable as the drive to back up. Connect it into the G4 (power and IDE cable: the plug is the one left on the same cable as the original HD) Follow the instruction already given to enforce install of OSX on this drive. -------------------- Our Classifeds • Nos petites annonces • Terms Of Service / Conditions d'Utilisation • Forum Rules / Règles des Forums • MacMusic.Org & SETI@Home
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Tue 17 Jun 2003, 14:37
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 11-Jun 03 From: Washington - US Member No.: 19,509 |
New progress, I ran an apple diagnostic test on my system and it passed each category, so it seems, my HD is fine. After the diagnostic test I restarted my machine and it went all the way, though it hung a bit during restart. After restarting, I saw my desktop just as it were with all my software present.........however, my mouse cursor was frozen in place and my clock on the upper right hand corner was flashing. I could only "tab" thru my desktop but could not access or open anything. Does this mean anything to more experienced mac people?
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Tue 17 Jun 2003, 16:49
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 Webmaster Group: Admin Posts: 3,204 Joined: 29-Oct 00 From: Sommieres - FR Member No.: 11 |
Beleive me BACKUP your data AS FAST AS POSSIBLE (2nd HD method), then reformat and reinstall OSX... you will avoid a lot of trouble!
-------------------- Soif, MacMusic Webmaster
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Mon 23 Jun 2003, 20:01
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 11-Jun 03 From: Washington - US Member No.: 19,509 |
It's me again, well I did what webmaster suggested, I have installed a second HD and set it to slave. I did install OS 10.1.3 the version that came with the G4 on the new HD, however I was running 10.2.6(Jaguar) when this all happened. 1) do I need to do a clean install of Jaguar on the 2nd HD, and reboot from it?,... 2) how do I then go about finding the data on the problem HD so that I can back up or copy the files that I need? Thanks again for your help.
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Mon 23 Jun 2003, 20:09
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 11-Jun 03 From: Washington - US Member No.: 19,509 |
oh I forgot to mention that after installing 10.1.3 on the 2nd HD I could find the original HD or it's data....I understand that I should try a clean re-install of Jaguar and then try again, all I have to do is figure out how to find the problem HD, would it be visible on the desktop?
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Tue 24 Jun 2003, 10:14
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You can and should install Jaguar on the new HD.
If both HD:s are on the same cable, - the new HD jumpered as master and your old HD as slave, - both hd:s will show up on the desktop. The HD you're booting up from ( the new HD ) will be - the topmost rightmost HD-icon on the desktop. Be careful you dont by mistake install Jaguar back onto your old drive. Cheers: Dixiechicken -------------------- ==================
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Tue 24 Jun 2003, 13:19
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 11-Jun 03 From: Washington - US Member No.: 19,509 |
Thank you very much dixiechicken and all, that's precisely what I needed to know. Yes both HDs are on the same cable. I'll post my results as soon as I try it all out.
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Tue 24 Jun 2003, 17:46
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Webmaster Group: Admin Posts: 3,204 Joined: 29-Oct 00 From: Sommieres - FR Member No.: 11 |
before re-installing the 1st HD, you should backup all the content of:
/Users/your_login_name/ To your new (2nd) HD Then, i would advice to erase the 1st HD (re-format) just in case, and verify it for bad-blocks with a Norton or DiskWarrior App. Then, when you are sure that you first HD is perfectly OK, reinstall a fresh MacOSX on it.... Re-install all your Apps (with the installers if any) then, copy back your document from your backup on the second HD. HTH -------------------- Soif, MacMusic Webmaster
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 Mon 30 Jun 2003, 15:49
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 11-Jun 03 From: Washington - US Member No.: 19,509 |
Finally!! I finally was able to spend some time inside my G4 and did exactly what Webmaster suggested I do in adding a 2nd HD to my G4. I used my old iMac HD as my 2nd HD and it worked great. I was able to see my problem HD on the desktop and backed up my data. Thanks a lot Webmaster, TheWeaze1, Dixiechicken and Lepetitmartien. Now I've got to save up some money and become an active member to this valuable mac community.
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