[G4] Hard drive replacement advice, please

[Justin Porterfield]

Your second paragraph perplexes me:

"The problem is that the color is washed out and cannot be adjusted 
using System Preferences."

What color are you referring to?



RELNGSON at aol.com wrote:
> I have two hard drives in my G4 MDD and of course the larger one has a 
> problem. In fact to the point that I don't use it. Both have the same 
> programs so I can switch back and forth with no great effect except for 
> capacity.
> 
> The problem is that the color is washed out and cannot be adjusted using 
> System Preferences. I have done extensive testing including swapping out 
> the video card (Radeon 9800 Pro), reinstalled OS 10.4.11 multiple times, 
> reinstalled AOL, repaired HD 1 from HD2, reset permissions many times 
> and on and on. Long after the problem surfaced, I also swapped the 
> processor for a dual 1.6 which changed nothing.
> 
> I have come to the conclusion that it is the HD itself since when using 
> HD2, everything is normal. And it is not my 23" Apple Cinema display, 
> either.
> 
> I am mainly hanging on to this machine since it is a dual boot version 
> and I still have a few old OS9.2 files I want to look at occasionally.
> 
> Now to the question....
> 
> The bad HD is a 120gig model and given the prices these days I may as 
> well install something new & larger. Looking at System Profiler, it's 
> indentified as ATA. So, I should order what?
> 
> Roger  Ellingson/Seattle
> 
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