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    OS X doesn't like my new hard drive :(

    Hi. Me again. D*** it. I just went through the aggravating process of replacing a hard drive on my iBook G4. I put in the system install disk, and went through the installation procedures. When it came time to pick the destination volume, it wasn't there, so I opened up disk utility, which...
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    Hard drive choice

    Hi. I own an iBook G4 with a hard-drive that has gone to H***. So I'm in the market of looking for harddrives. There are stores near me, that is no problem, but I'm pissed off at the pricing for laptop drives, compared to PC drives. My friend just bought a hard-drive, 200GB, for 160 Canadian...
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    boot to dead disk how-to no longer working

    Hi. I had the blinking folder problem, followed the how-to's instructions on fixing it in open-firmware and it worked. I changed the startup disk back to OS X in preferences, and then four hours later, my iBook froze again. When I restarted it was back. Now, in open firmware, the trick doesn't...
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    Major Idiotic Mistake! Help!

    Hi. I'm an idiot. I was adding a new user acount on my iBook for my friends to use without having access to my settings, folders etc. I had my system admin account logged in with fast user switch mode enabled. I switched over to the public account, and saw that the hard drive was still on the...
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