[G4] harddrives and G4 dual 867 mdd

[stefan moller]

that´s quick answering...thanks
I`ll give it a try.

/stef
On Sep 12, 2010, at 9:49 PM, OBrien wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:42:30 +0200, stefan moller wrote:
>> 1. In my dual 867 mdd there is two hard drive trays, one mounted at
>> the inner wall of the computer and another one at the bottom below
>> the optical drives.
>>
>> Is there any differences between these hard drive connections? Is
>> one of them a "main" tray or can I boot from anyone of them?
>>
>> 2. I´ve got an hd (samsung250GB/7200rpm/8M/PATA) that´s been used
>> inside an external usb/firewire box.
>> Is it possible to use it as an internal hd?
>>
>> This drive suddenly just died one day and wouldn´t mount .
>> I´ve been wondering if it´s the power supply or the hard drive
>> itself that has failed.
>> Well I don´t know ..but mabe I could check it out and give it try
>> inside my mdd ?
>
> It should be usable as an internal, assuming it has the correct port 
> for plugging the internal cable into it.
>
> AFAIK, it doesn't matter where the HD is physically located. You can 
> select which HD you want to be the boot drive in Sys Prefs > Startup 
> Drive.
>
> You don't need to boot from the HD in question...just install it, and 
> see if it pops onto the Desktop.
>
>
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