![]() ![]() Since the paragraph comes before the X topic, then it must be referring to OS 8 and 9, as well! Is that true? It would be near impossible to fill 8GB's with system 8 or 9, so what exactly would that mean? What would a system entail? If I've got OS 9, including iTunes 2, installed on a single partitioned 20GB hard drive, and my iTunes folder has 10GB of mp3 files in it, then that would be breaking the limit? If I put the mp3's into a separate folder outside the iTunes folder which I then designate in iTunes preferences as the iTunes mp3 storage, do I somehow then avoid the 8GB limit? If you go to any of the original iMac pages at Lowendmac you'll see that there's a paragraph BEFORE the topic of installing X that says you should make multiple partitions on larger drives and place your system on a first 8GB or less partition. D trayloading G3 iMacs with 20GB hard drives so the question is of interest to me again. This question of the 8GB limit seems to remain slippery. Install the Mac OS in the first drive partition. Make the first partition smaller than 8 GB, and any other partitions can be any size you want. Use Drive Setup (in Mac OS 8 or 9) or Disk Utility (Mac OS X) to partition the drive. ![]() ![]() Start up from your Mac OS installation or restore disc. (This is a good thing to do regularly, not just now!) If you have just upgraded the hard drive on one of the computers listed above and you see this issue occurring, here's how to get everything running smoothly again:īack up all your data. This only happens with certain Macintosh computers that originally had a hard drive smaller than 8 GB, and that have now been upgraded with a hard drive larger than 8 GB. When you try to install Mac OS X on the computer, the hard disk is dim and can't be selected in the installer. When the computer starts up, you may see an alert message such as "unimplemented trap" or "segment loader error". ![]() When the computer starts up, it shows a white screen, with text that includes the phrases, "Open Firmware" and "default catch". When the computer starts up, it displays a gray screen. If you upgrade your Macintosh computer from its original hard drive to a new hard drive that is larger than 8 GB, you may see some odd symptoms, such as one of these: You probably were referring to a Blueberry 350mhz. Were you explaining it with Xpostfacto installed or not?īecause all iMacs with a less than 350mhz processor fall into the 8gb limit category. three partitions and all three were bootable (first one was 20GB (OS 9), second was 40GB (10.2) and third was the rest of the disc (10.3).Īll three were bootable and worked great.Ĭoius, I am confused on your statement. The newer iMacs use a new firmware (Flashable) that allows for newer OS's and takes away the 8GB Partition limit completely.Īfter installing a 100GB HDD into an iMac Blueberry that we had a couple years ago, we booted 10.2 and 10.3 as well as OS 9. So if it's a multi-colored iMac, don't worry. The only reason you have to do it with the Bondi, was that the Bondi iMac board was based off the G3 (Beige) PowerMac. You don't need to worry about the 8GB Limit. If it's newer than the Bondi, it's based off of the new open-firmware. ![]()
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