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From: G. Michael Paine on 10 Jun 2005 10:04 In article <090620052245466764%reply.to(a)newsgroup.INVALID>, Chris Moore <reply.to(a)newsgroup.INVALID> wrote: > In article <mipaine-C02CA3.17044009062005(a)comcast.dca.giganews.com>, G. > Michael Paine <mipaine(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > You did and you still wound up with a .sparseimage, or you did (it > > > again) and now it works? > > > > It does not work. > > > > But, the plot thickens. Now I suspect that either my just purchased HD > > does not allow me to boot from it, (which I was assured it does by > > Fry's) or, my Mac G4/400 does not allow itself to be re-booted from an > > external HD. > > Is it possible that the machine cannot be booted from an external? > > How can I determine this? > > G4/400 was the Yikes! It has a G3 motherboard. It won't boot from > Firewire. Hi, Is this really true? @#%$&*(^% Please say you are mistaken......please. My morning is shot. But if true I will not return my HD, but keep it for over flow materials. Michael
From: Bev A. Kupf on 10 Jun 2005 10:38 On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 07:00:34 -0700, G. Michael Paine (mipaine(a)comcast.net) wrote: >> Yes, that's entirely possible. Of the original G4s, the PCI Graphics >> models are not FW bootable, whereas the AGP Graphics models are. >> >> > How can I determine this? >> > ATY,Rage128Pro: > > Chipset Model: ATY,Rage128Pro > Type: Display > Bus: AGP > > Does this tell you/me what Mac I have? G4/400 with AGP graphics. Your Mac can boot from a FW drive. Beverly -- Many a smale maketh a grate -- Geoffrey Chaucer
From: Mike Rosenberg on 10 Jun 2005 12:20 G. Michael Paine <mipaine(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > G4/400 was the Yikes! It has a G3 motherboard. It won't boot from > > Firewire. > > Hi, > Is this really true? @#%$&*(^% Only for the models with PCI Graphics, as I've explained in another post, not for the models with AGP Graphics. -- Mike Rosenberg <http://www.macconsult.com> Macintosh consulting services for NE Florida <http://bogart-tribute.net> Tribute to Humphrey Bogart Toyota Prius fans: Check out alt.autos.toyota.prius
From: G. Michael Paine on 10 Jun 2005 20:54 In article <1gxxwvp.82im031yxamieN%mike(a)POSTTOGROUP.invalid>, mike(a)POSTTOGROUP.invalid (Mike Rosenberg) wrote: > G. Michael Paine <mipaine(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > > G4/400 was the Yikes! It has a G3 motherboard. It won't boot from > > > Firewire. > > > > Hi, > > Is this really true? @#%$&*(^% > > Only for the models with PCI Graphics, as I've explained in another > post, not for the models with AGP Graphics. ATY,Rage128Pro: Chipset Model: ATY,Rage128Pro Type: Display Bus: AGP Slot: SLOT-A VRAM (Total): 16 MB Vendor: ATI (0x1002) Device ID: 0x5046 Revision ID: 0x0000 ROM Revision: 113-72701-130 I thought this means I have AGP graphics. The PCI slot shows: "No information" Ignorant I am, but can you tell me if this Mac is AGP or PCI from this info? Michael
From: G. Michael Paine on 10 Jun 2005 21:30
In article <slrndaj9fn.69b.bevakupf(a)myhome.net>, "Bev A. Kupf" <bevakupf(a)myhome.net> wrote: > On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 07:00:34 -0700, > G. Michael Paine (mipaine(a)comcast.net) wrote: > >> Yes, that's entirely possible. Of the original G4s, the PCI Graphics > >> models are not FW bootable, whereas the AGP Graphics models are. > >> > >> > How can I determine this? > >> > > ATY,Rage128Pro: > > > > Chipset Model: ATY,Rage128Pro > > Type: Display > > Bus: AGP > > > > Does this tell you/me what Mac I have? > > G4/400 with AGP graphics. Your Mac can boot from a FW drive. > > Beverly Beverly, At last one who says I should be able to. But, it does not. And no one can seem to come up with a reason why. I am told all FireWire HD (external) are bootable. It fails two tests. First, restart from Preferences>startup Disk (the external is there) Click on the External and hit restart. It does restart, but on the internal HD. Second test. holding down "option" and start. Only the internal HD come up on the screen. It would seem that my machine will not recognize, for reboot purposes, the HD. Needless to say it is on the Desk Top and can be accessed. I've been told that this machine has a "Yikes" mother board and that particular board will not handle a reboot. I wonder if the machine will reboot from a second internal HD? Michael |