[G4] Noob with a question

[Matt Pendergast]

Harry
Ok I'll check that out. It's the only drive in the system at the moment. 
I've been snooping around ebay trying to find one of those dual drive 
mounts but no dice yet. I haven't really started using the Mac due to 
this problem.
Thanks

Harry Freeman wrote:

> Greetings ( + )!( + )
>
> On Nov 22, 2005, at 2:12 PM, Matt Pendergast wrote:
>
>> Hey Everybody
>> My name is Matt I picked up a G4 500 Sawtooth off ebay about 2 months 
>> ago.
>> I've had a strange problem with it. It works fine, I got OSX 10.3.9 
>> (I think) on it.
>> Problem is I always have to boot by holding the option key down. 
>> Whether it's from a cold boot or a restart.
>> I'm not sure how to correct this. Hopefully it's something simple.
>> Thanks
>> Matt
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>
> Matt it sounds like your HD is either (if you only have one drive) on 
> the wrong connector, or it is optioned incorrectly. The drive with the 
> Operating system should be on the last connector, and should be 
> optioned for cable select.
>
> Best Regards, /\*_*/\
>
> Harry (*^_^*)
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