[jet3004]

Okay, so I just took out the 6gb hd running 10.3 in my 333 iMac and replaced it with a 40gb drive from a PC of mine...

I went in and went to Disk Utility. I then just selected the drive and said erase. Then I went to partition. I selected the first "Untitled 1" to 7.8gb and "Mac OS Extended" (not sure if that is right), then the second partition just became the rest and was too, "Mac OS Extended" as well. I partitioned, exited Disk Utility, went back to the installer, selected my language, agreed to the license, selected my first partition, did a custom install minus languages and stuff, then went on with the install...It installs fine, gets to the end, says it's restarting in however many seconds, and then reboots, only to show the flashing question mark folder and then take me back to the original Installer screen of the first disk, eventually.

Now, I tried it three times and it happened every time. Does anyone have a clue? Anything I am missing or skipping over here? PLEASE HELP!

[Parky]

I think you need to check how big the first partition can be on your iMac.
I know there is a limit to the size of disc partition the older macs can use.
Also are you sure that the disc you have installed is OK to work in your iMac.

I know you may have already seen this, but have a look at ;-

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25249

I'm not an expert, but I suspect it's not a problem with your install software, but the setup of the partitions or the disc itself.

Ian