Installing New Hard Disk
I started my G4 one day and all I got was the bong and a complete gray screen. It couldn't find the startup disk. I assume my hard disk has crashed.
I would like to purchase a new one and install it myself. Will I lose all of the personal information that is stored on my G4?
I have never installed a hard disk and wonder if there is anything else I need to do before attempting this installation?
Do you have your OSX install Discs?
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.
I would like to purchase a new one and install it myself.
Here's the type you need for internal to the AGP...
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/3.5InternalIDE/ATA
Note, you'll only be able to use 128-132GB of any drive.
Another option would be a Firewire Drive without the limitation...
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/firewire+drives
Will I lose all of the personal information that is stored on my G4?
Unknown, but it may be possible to recover it, especially if you get a big Firewire 400 Drive.
You must repair the HD, if Disk Utility or fsck should fail to repair it, your best bet is DiskWarrior from Alsoft, you'll need the CD to boot from if you don't have another boot drive...
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/
Your best bet is DiskWarrior, you need the CD/DVD though.
http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/
But others that may work…
Drive Genius 2…
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/drive_genius.php
TechTool Pro 4…
http://www.micromat.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=83
Data Rescue II...
http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php
This one would require another HD with plenty of space to recover to.
I have never installed a hard disk and wonder if there is anything else I need to do before attempting this installation?
Let us know which way you decide to go, then we can be more explicit if need be.
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Hello everyone!
Our server is running out storage space, so we are planning to install new hard disks. Please let us know how to set up
Thank you
Best RegardsFor what we are going to do is that we try to run the client export with t-code SCC8, since the system respond Runtime Errors
Short text
No more storage space available for extending an internal table.
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see > http://www.macworld.com/article/1156643/how_i_back_up_frakes.html
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I need to change to a bigger hard disk in a Mac Pro G5.
First I used time machine and after the restore, Final Cut ask me to enter the serial number.
Is there a way to move to a new hard disk with out the need to re-install Final Cut and all other Pro Aplications? I heard about clonning a hard drive, but then how do I grow the partition in the new hard disk?
I plane later to format the old hard disk.
Many thanks
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thanks for your help, I ended up using Time Machine, installing Leopard on the new hard drive and restoring all applications using the wizzard during first boot of Leopard.
After launching Final Cut Pro 4.5, it asked for the serial, so I entered the serial from the about window that I get in the old hard disk.
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I would recommend taking a look at the troubleshooting steps in the article below. If the issue is location specific, than you may want to save the article so you can perform troubleshooting when you are experiencing trouble.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4628
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