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I installed today the new 40 GB HDD in the iMac G3 Rev B with the Jumper settings set as "MASTER" and it works !!! I also tried to install OS 9 in a partition not contained within the first 8 GB but I can't start up from this OS. So I formatted the disk in HFS+ and created 3 partitions ...

Initially I didn't think my jumper setting wasn't correct, as I was able to mount the disk and install the OS. I'll try next week and post a reply afterwards. Thanks the hint.

On the original HD, it was "Dev 0, forcing Dev 1". So I did the same on the new. May I try "Master" or disable the CD-ROM drive (just to see) ?

Yes it's a good idea. But This iMac has no FireWire Port ! The fist iMac which has a FireWire port is the iMac DV. http://www.apple-history.com/frames/?&page=gallery&model=imac Thanks

To upgrade my iMac (233 MHz Rev. B with tray-loading CD-ROM), I bought a 256 MB RAM chip and a 40 GB IBM hard disk (DeskStar 40GXP). The iMac immediately recognized the additional memory, but I ran into an unexpected problem with the new disk: I partitioned it with the DriveSetup utility from...

Personnaly i use Texshop for more than one year without difficulties. It is easy. http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/ with teTex http://www.rna.nl/tex.html It contains PDFLaTex so you don't need GS anymore.