Changing the name of the Hard Drive

mpw_amherstmpw_amherst
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Some of you may remember that I had a problem with my iBook. I had to reinstall al the software on it before sending it to Apple. It has now come back fixed (if this means anything to you I'm curious as to whether it means the CPU has been replaced:

Repair details: Unit diagnostic 1793685

SUB ASS'Y TOP HOUSING CPU (COLOUR) U225; PCBA, MLB, 700MHZ

Full Unit Inspection and Test)



However, when I reinstalled all the software on the system the Hard drive came up called just '/'. I've typed a new name into the field, but at every restart it still comes back up as '/'. Is there anyway of renaming the hard drive without reinstalling all the software again?



Many thanks

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  • Reply 1 of 2
    mpw_amherstmpw_amherst Posts: 561member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by mpw_amherst

    Some of you may remember that I had a problem with my iBook. I had to reinstall al the software on it before sending it to Apple. It has now come back fixed (if this means anything to you I'm curious as to whether it means the CPU has been replaced:

    Repair details: Unit diagnostic 1793685

    SUB ASS'Y TOP HOUSING CPU (COLOUR) U225; PCBA, MLB, 700MHZ

    Full Unit Inspection and Test)



    However, when I reinstalled all the software on the system the Hard drive came up called just '/'. I've typed a new name into the field, but at every restart it still comes back up as '/'. Is there anyway of renaming the hard drive without reinstalling all the software again?



    Many thanks



    Sorry, I know that to some this may seem like an easy question, but help would be appreciated!



    Besides, what does Apple's report mean? Did they replace the processor or merely test and found it fine? Or is it not even the processor?
  • Reply 2 of 2
    kingofsomewherehotkingofsomewherehot Posts: 4,176member
    This is just a guess about your HD Name ... but since the internal HD is owned by "system", you may have to log in as "root" to make the name-change stick.



    Or, you might be able to make the change stick if you do it from the command line (terminal).



    Agian ... I could be way off.



    ...and I don't know a thing about apple's repair-codes
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