[G4] Hard drive installation problem

[Harry Freeman]

Kenneth ( + )!( + )

Does this describe your platform?
http://support.apple.com/specs/powermac/ 
Power_Mac_G4_Mirrored_Drive_Doors.html
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On Nov 24, 2007, at 1:19 PM, Kenneth Smith wrote:

> Harry,
>
> I had to withdraw my initial response to you on this.  It was withheld  
> by the monitor because I included a jpg of the System Profiler info  
> and made it exceed the acceptable size limit.  So, I hope this is the  
> hard drive info you requested:
>
> The Drives are as follows:
>
> ATA Bus
>         Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-105
>         Phillips CDD5301
> ATA Bus
>         IBM-IC35L180AVV207-1
>         IBM-IC35L180AVV207-1
> ATA Bus
>         (Note: The System Profiler does not represent the newly  
> installed drive in the same way as the above info is presented;  
> According to the web site where I purchased it, it is a "750GB Seagate  
> Barracuda 7200.10 Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM 16MB W/ Perpendicular Drive  
> Technology")
>
> 	Capacity               698.64GB
>         Model                   ST3750640A
>
> Kenneth/Floy
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 23, 2007, at 10:59 PM, Harry Freeman wrote:
>
>> Kenneth ( + )!( + )
>>
>> Would you look in the System Profile * under ATA and SCSI and tell us  
>> the make and model of drives that are being reported?
>> ============================================
>>
>> On Nov 23, 2007, at 5:19 PM, Kenneth Smith wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Ronald,
>>>
>>> My G4 was a build-to-order purchase with two 180 GB drives so that i  
>>> can do media projects.  After I installed the new 750 GB drive and  
>>> made it my system drive, I used Disk Utility to erase and format the  
>>> old 180 GB system drive, but saw no need to do anything to the other  
>>> one for which I only used to store media. Although I have already  
>>> erased and formatted the old system drive in the manner you suggest,  
>>> it has not changed the 28 GB limitation.  Can you think of anything  
>>> else I did or didn't do that would diminish the available disk  
>>> space, and anything else that I might try to restore the full disk  
>>> space?
>>>
>>> Floy
>>>
>>> On Nov 23, 2007, at 3:07 PM, Ronald Steinke wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Nov 23, 2007, at 9:04 AM, Kenneth Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I would appreciate any information that will help me restore two  
>>>>> 180 GB ATA drives to full capacity from the 28 GB "availabiile"  
>>>>> that is now reflected for each drive.  I installed a new  750 GB  
>>>>> hard drive in the front tray of my 1.42 GH mirrored door G4 and  
>>>>> made it my system drive.  Now the two 180 GB drives in the rear  
>>>>> tray (one of which was previously the system drive), show in "Get  
>>>>> Info" that only 28 GB are available in each of the drives.  Both  
>>>>> 180 GB drives came in the computer when it was new.
>>>>
>>>> First, no G4 listed in Mactracker ever came with a 180Gb drive  
>>>> installed from the factory.
>>>>
>>>> Second, no G4 was shipped with more than one drive installed unless  
>>>> it was a "BUILD TO ORDER" purchase.
>>>>
>>>> Third, use Disk Utility to erase and format the drives. That will   
>>>> restore the available capacity of the drive to the original "new"  
>>>> capacity. Of course, you WILL lose any data that is on the drive  
>>>> when you do this.
>>>>
>>>> Fourth, you should make sure that your drives do not have a bridge  
>>>> installed on the drive size limiter pins. That will limit the space  
>>>> available for use (according to the PC tech here in the office). I  
>>>> have never seen a size limiter bridge on a drive in a Mac chassis,  
>>>> so I can't verify the truth of his statement.
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