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ibook G4 Hard Drive Replacement Problem
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My ibook 933 was freezing up after boot-up and sometimes not booting up at all.
So, I replaced the hard drive with a 80GB. After the switch the ibook won't boot to the white apple screen. It just gives me the mac file icon. When I switch back to my old drive the computer boots, then freezes.
I've tired to clear the p-ram, and my mac won't let me boot from CD when the new hard drive is plugged in.
Any ideas? Thanks.
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Did you try rebooting from the OS X installation CD?
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Yes, it wil not allow me to boot from a CD with the new HD plugged in.
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Yea... did you install the OS? You need to format using the OS instal CD/DVD, and restart (unless you have a Tiger Install), then install OS and you'll be good.
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That's my problem. I can't get the ibook to boot from the CD when the new harddrive is plugged in. So I can't format the drive and install the OS. The only thing I can think is it's a bad drive. Maybe I could format the drive using another mac!?
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Are you sure the jumper is set to the correct setting on the new hard drive?
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Yeah, I'm willing to bet it's the jumper. Laptop hard drives have jumpers too.
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I thought the same thing! But I couldn't find the jumpers on the drive. I'll check the manufactures website to see where the heck they are on the little bugger.
I bet that's it.
Thanks guys, looks like I'll be hanging around here more often.
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It's not the jumpers. The iBook HD cable connects to ALL the pins. Try this: Start up the iBook in target disk mode... and connect it to another mac. Then start that mac using the OS install disc, you should be able to install onto the iBook. (provided both are PowerPC based)
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Originally Posted by chipchen
It's not the jumpers. The iBook HD cable connects to ALL the pins. Try this: Start up the iBook in target disk mode... and connect it to another mac. Then start that mac using the OS install disc, you should be able to install onto the iBook. (provided both are PowerPC based)
Huh? Why does it matter if the ribbon cable connect to all the pins? The jumper determins if the hard drive is set to: Cable Select, Slave or Master. Most new drives are set to cable select. If by chance this was a used drive or one that had been returned it is possible someone may have changed the jumper setting.
Jumper settings are sometimes printed right on the label of the hard drive. It is still possible you have a bad drive, but you would still be able to boot from the Mac OS CD even if the hard drive was bad. This is why I'm leaning toward the jumper being set incorrectly.
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It matters because the connector uses all pins, leaving no place for a jumper to go. I just replaced the drive in my iBook and some time ago in a HP, and neither had jumpers.
I'd say that if you're having this sort of trouble, exchange the hard drive for a different unit.
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