imac Rev. D
Hello everyone,
I had given my parents my old 333 Rev. D iMac a couple of years ago and it is still running OS 9. My question is, can I install OS X on the original 6gb HD, or do I need to upgrade the HD??? There will be no interest in using OS 9 after this is done, so there will be no need to do any partitions. Please help...........
I had given my parents my old 333 Rev. D iMac a couple of years ago and it is still running OS 9. My question is, can I install OS X on the original 6gb HD, or do I need to upgrade the HD??? There will be no interest in using OS 9 after this is done, so there will be no need to do any partitions. Please help...........
Comments
You might need more RAM. I would want atleast 256... but 128 will do. Also Video will be kinda slow and have a choppy look when moving windows around. Note that while your current drive will work a faster drive will improve overall speedy-ness.
Welcome to AI, Homer.
The max power episode is one of my favorite Simpsons..........
Originally posted by DMBand0026
Partitions are not necessary at all anymore. They can be helpful, but only if you need them. I have an 80 gig in my Cube and it is not partitioned. It wont hurt the drive at all. I would have partitioned the drives in my Sawtooth, but I just got multiple drives instead.
Ummm ...
Sorry to do this to you DMBand0026, but yes the partitons are very important in the early iMacs (rev.A-rev.D tray loading) because of the IDE controller used.
If your drive is larger than 8 gigs then you need to partition it, If you plan to use the 6 gig hard drive currently installed you will be fine and will not need to partition at all, but if you upgrade the hard drive with one larger than 8 gigs then the first partition must be set less than 8 gigs for the iMac to boot off the drive.
Originally posted by \\/\\/ickes
Ummm ...
... than 8 gigs then the first partition must be set less than 8 gigs for the iMac to boot off the drive.
well, very interesting sidenotes at all, thank you very much indeed. maybe you saved my b**ls and brickets
btw: i am running panther with a g3350mhz blue one
7gig original hd, 2 partitions (4+3), runs like a champ
BUT 128 memory is way to optimistic;-)
In my case my iMac felt almost unusable, upgrading memory is a big must, at least 256, better 512. believe me, i walked through that kind of muddle.
best