General Mac hardware discussions: Harddrive not showing up for OS installation
Harddrive not showing up for OS installation
by DewFO - 8/13/08 6:41 PMI recently had the HD in my ibook G4 crash. I replaced it with a new one and now while im booting up with the OS X cd for OS installation, it wont look at the HD to install the OS on. So I went to disk utility and it recognizes the HD but for some reason the HD will not show up for me to select it during OS installation. Do I need to go threw an initiallization process to get the HD to show up for that?
You are correct
by mrmacfixit
- 8/14/08 4:51 AM
In reply to: Harddrive not showing up for OS installation by DewFO
Boot from the installation CD/DVD and instead of continuing along with the installation, go to the menu bar and choose Disk Utility.
Find your drive and Initialize it as HFS+(Journaled) . You may see it marked as HFS Extended(Journaled)
They are both the same.
Once you have done that, quit from DU and all should be well. You may have to reboot before the installer sees the results of your labor.
Good Luck
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Hard drive not showing up....
by GFW - 8/15/08 7:05 PM In reply to: Harddrive not showing up for OS installation by DewFOIn the past I have found I had to change the hard drive setting (tiny pins with clip) to make the drive show up.
Installing osx
by sicntired - 8/16/08 2:19 AM In reply to: Hard drive not showing up.... by GFWI wound up installing my osx on free bsd because I couldn't access the hard drive.Is this a problem and what can I do now?I tried to start a new account but it made me install on fbsd again.???Needless to say I started from no where and blundered along.Everything seems to work alright except when I use add ons.All kinds of weird stuff happens every time I install something and I'm always having to reinstall passwords.
In this case,
by mrmacfixit - 8/16/08 7:27 AM
In reply to: Installing osx by sicntired
you would be better off reinitializing the hard drive as HFS+(Journaled) or Mac OS Extended(Journaled), using Disk Utility.
Then go ahead and install OS X again.
What you have there is a hodge podge of stuff that is not working well together.
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Most drives come with jumpers settings
by mrmacfixit - 8/16/08 7:31 AM
In reply to: Hard drive not showing up.... by GFW
to Cable Select or Master(single)
Disk Utility will see either of those variations, but you will note that this was not the OP's problem.
His disk was not initialized and therefore did not have a volume on which to install.
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Just a little more information please
by sicntired - 8/16/08 3:13 PM In reply to: Most drives come with jumpers settings by mrmacfixit
How should I go about doing this?Do I delete everything(how?)or just initialize,however I do that.I just bought this thing and tried to boot(do you still say boot?)it from the instructions.How do I set up initializing the hd?I understand it's like talking to a child for you guys but it's all new to me.I'm learning a new language here and I was a disaster in french.I have an Imac dual processor running 10 1 4.That's all I know except it's intel based.Youre right about it being a mishmash of poorly functioning software.Things are going wrong all the time.I really appreciate the help as I had no idea what a mess I'd made until I stumbled onto this site.
Information from you
by mrmacfixit - 8/16/08 4:25 PM
In reply to: Just a little more information please by sicntired
1. Why were you formatting/initializing your drive?
2. Do you still have the disks that came with your machine?
3. Do you have a backup of all the stuff that you cannot bear to lose?
This does NOT include programs that came with the computer and programs that you have installed since.
WIth the answers to the above, we can move along
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Messed up mac
by sicntired - 8/16/08 5:10 PM In reply to: Information from you by mrmacfixit
I downloaded my osx on free bsd because I was following written instructions and missed something.I want to load it onto my hard drive where it belongs but don't know what to do or how to do it.I have all files backed up but don't really care about if they have to go to do this right.I saw a message on this site about macs and initializing the hard drive before installing osx.Evidently I'm not alone in missing this step or not realizing it was even there.I am a complete novice and need step by step instruction as to how to proceed.Any help will be greatly appreciated as the way things are now I never know what's going to screw up next.I do have an account at a on line poker site I'd like to keep but most of what i do I back up right away.
Find the disks that came with the Mac
by mrmacfixit - 8/16/08 5:55 PM
In reply to: Messed up mac by sicntired
and put the first, only(?), into the optical drive.
Restart the computer and hold down the "C" key until the spinning gear appears
Once the installer starts, go to the Menu bar and select Disk Utility.
Initialize the drive as HFS+(journaled) or Mac OS Extended (Journaled), whichever is the choice
Once you have done that, quit Disk Utility.
Reboot the machine, again holding down the "C" key and let the installer continue to run.
Check the "Customize"/"Options" at each step and remove ALL the languages that you do not need.
Let the installer finish and you should have a fully working version of OS X (whatever version you have)
Don't forget to update the OS once you are connected to the Internet
Good Luck,
Let us know how you get on
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Just one more thing
by sicntired - 8/17/08 2:07 AM In reply to: Find the disks that came with the Mac by mrmacfixit
I assume I'm to disconnect from the net to do this.Like I said,I'm new at this.From your instructions(thank you they are crystal clear even to me)I gather a disconnect must precede the process?All my backup is internalized.Should I back up on a disk before doing this to save what's necessary?
Just don't do anything more...
by rlcato - 8/17/08 6:37 AM In reply to: Just one more thing by sicntiredDon't worry about anything else. The only thing that should be connected to your Mac is your keyboard and mouse. No internet; no printers; no blue-tooth; no external hard drives; no modems; no cameras; no iPods or MP3's; absolutely NOTHING!! Just do as mrmacfixit just said.
You mentioned that you are running -or want to run- OS 10.1.4 on a iMac dual processor. If that's correct, then it's not going to work, period. As stated, use ONLY the disks that came with the machine FIRST. Don't do anything fancy like you said earlier -free BSD, connecting to the net, etc.- just be sure you have your mouse and keyboard plugged in and you are using THE ORIGINAL DISK (grey in colour) that came with THAT Mac.
Sorry to get on your case but as to what I can remember and to what I see, when I mounted XP and then Vista, it requested that you had an internet connection. That's a Windows thing; not Macs. If you use Windows methods, you'll develop grey hairs and wrinkles and probably go bald.
No Internet connection needed.
by mrmacfixit - 8/17/08 7:43 AM
In reply to: Just one more thing by sicntired
As mentioned by Ricato, you don't need anything connected to your iMac. However, if it is still connected to the internet, that's not a problem. On completion of the install, OS X will be able to configure your Network preferences if the ethernet cable is plugged in.
On the subject of the version of OS X you are planning on installing. You mentioned 10.1.4 in one of your posts. I missed that but assumed that you meant 10.4.x. This is important as 10.1.4 does not run on an Intel Mac and it you have an iMac with a dual processor so it must be an Intel powered iMac. I suggest that your OS is 10.4.x
A look at the disks that came with the machine, you do have those?, will tell you what version of the OS they hold.
Any "backup" that is "internalized" is NOT a backup. It is a disaster waiting to happen.
For instance: You make a backup of essential data to ensure that in the event of a HD failure, you will be able to replace the drive, install the OS and restore all your missing data. Backing up to the ONLY drive in that machine means that when the HD fails, ALL your essential data goes with it. Note that I said WHEN you hard drive fails, there is not IF.
Transfer ALL your essential data, pictures, documents, tunes, etc. to DVD's or CD's Before you start this process. ALL your data is about to be destroyed and wiped off the face of the HD.
Do not bother transferring any of your programs (applications) to DVD/CD, as you will be able to reinstall these once the OS is installed. Of course, all the software that came with the machine will be replaced by the Restore process.
Let us know when you have done the backup and have the disks that came with the computer, in hand.
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I'm screwed
by sicntired - 8/17/08 11:40 PM In reply to: No Internet connection needed. by mrmacfixit
I am attempting to download wanted files on disc.Every time I download a piece,I'm told to insert a new disc.These discs are 4.7gb and should hold the whole computer on one disc.I'm really sorry about my incompetence but this is giving me a major headache.I'm trying to download my address book and the computer just won't burn it.I had 5 discs and have little bits on each.Now the computer refuses to download any more files because I used each disc?I was tempted to just start on the new download of osx but really want the addresses.What am I doing wrong?It says to drag the wanted file to the disc icon and it will then burn on command.It doesn't.It always demands a new disc.Like I said,it's like teaching a first grader phonetics.
Burning disks
by mrmacfixit - 8/18/08 4:58 AM
In reply to: I'm screwed by sicntired
Make a folder on the desktop.
Put all the files you want to save in that folder
be careful with he Address book, dragging the application to that folder will not save your addresses.
Export the addresses from Address book as an Address Book Archive. Check the the menu under File.
When you have all the files you need in the folder, put a NEW BLANK DVD into the drive. When it mounts on the desktop, drag that folder to the disk.
Eject the disk. When asked if you want to burn the disk, say yes.
Caution. When burning from the Finder, you only get one burn per disk. So a disk with a 1k file on it is rendered completely FULL after burning.
You MUST burn everything at once
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