Installing new HD into Mac G4 desktop (OS9)

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vageetasjn

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I am trying to install a new seagate IDE drive into a G4 desktop comp and OS9 is not finding the HD. I tried setting the jumper to master, cable select, and 32GB limit and no success.

I would appreciate any advice.

Thanks
 
Have you used "Drive Setup" to initialize ("partition") the drive?

Also, what model of G4 is it, and what kind and size is the hard drive?
 
I just have two cds that apparently came with the computer. I haven't done any formatting or partitioning. I'm used to PCs where the windows install does that for you. So what do I have to do to correctly format and partition?

It's a Seagate 7200.9 80GB IDE drive.

edit: not sure exactly what model G4 it is (is this info printed on the case somewhere?), but I believe it has a 400 or 450MHz processor if that helps.
 
Boot from the OS 9 Install CD, then when the desktop appears, look on the CD for a folder called "Utilities." Inside there, you will find "Drive Setup", which you can run to partition and format the drive.
 
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