Can i replace a 80 GB Hard Drive with 500 GB hard drive on a 10.3.4 computer?
Of course. Get a transfer cable to move the 80 g data to the 500g then remove the 80 gig and plug the cable from the 80 g into the 500g.
SOURCE: It is a Power Mac G4 800 X 2 with 1.5 GB SDRAM.
JIM, IF YOU ARE USING 1 500GB DRIVE, UOU MAUS FIRST INSTALL IT WITH YOUR OS DISK AS A NEW VOLUME, THEN COPY YOUR DATA TO IT. IF YOU ARE INSTALLING 2 500GB DRIVES A A SINGLE DRIVE RAID SYSTEM, INSTALL THE FIRST DRIVE, THEN AFTER SETUP ADD THE SECOND DRIVE, THEN USE DISK MANAGER TO CONFIGURE THE RAID. HOPE I AM UNDERSTANDING YOUR ISSUE OK. THANKS
SOURCE: My G5 Mac takes a long to start up and the the
This is a common issue for G5s. The quickest solution is to open up the computer to see how much dust there is built up inside of the case. If the case has a lot of dust by the fan vent, then it cannot properly get rid of the heat that builds up from processing. Try cleaning that out.
If the computer continues to run hot, there may be some much more major issues, including ram, processor, or hard drive. Ram and hard drive issues are relatively cheap to fix, you can purchase new ram dimms or hard drives on amazon.com or crucial.com. Processors are much harder to replace and it's likely that it would be easier to purchase a new computer, rather than a new processor.
Start with the dust issue, then go from there.
Good luck!
SOURCE: My G4 see the drive
The drive may not be formatted to correctly to work with a Mac as most are pre-formatted for PC use.
Use the Disc Utility on your Mac application to format your drive as Mac OS Extended.
Use the Zero out data option for best results, this may take an hour or two.
It's in he Erase section.
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