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Title: Mac lovers
Post by: Jay on 13 July 2011, 20:26

Got an old eMac with a failed hard drive/OS that I want to get running again for the kids. It has a folder on boot with flashing question mark I think this indicates hard drive or OS failure from what I've read. It had Tiger on before the crash and subsequent replacement with an iMac almost 2 years ago, I've got the Tiger CD around somewhere so should be able to reinstall it.

What I want to know is, did they use PATA or SATA in these?

Title: Re: Mac lovers
Post by: Ant1981 on 13 July 2011, 20:59

If it wasn't a Mac, wouldn't be having those issues....  :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: Mac lovers
Post by: Jay on 13 July 2011, 21:20

 :grin: shhh now, I want an answer from the Mac geeks so I can pick up the right drive type.

Title: Re: Mac lovers
Post by: Mikester on 13 July 2011, 21:36

http://www.mactalk.com.au/11/72607-emac-stuck-between-tiger-leopard-help-pleeease.html

5th reply suggest PATA.

Title: Re: Mac lovers
Post by: Jay on 13 July 2011, 23:10

I thought as much, ta. Got an old 80Gb PATA in my PC I could knick. Doesn't sound like an easy task getting it out...  :undecided:

Title: Re: Mac lovers
Post by: Jay on 15 July 2011, 23:45

I can't find the damned installation CD/DVD and none on torrents either  :undecided: It'll have to be Ubuntu or FreeBSD I guess.

Torrent found, no seeders according to tpb but it's downloading 14% done, hopefully will get the rest too.

Title: Re: Mac lovers
Post by: bobotheclown on 16 July 2011, 07:12

have a look on isohunt. they seem to have a couple of OSX 10.4 Tiger's available with seeders.

Title: Re: Mac lovers
Post by: Dec on 16 July 2011, 10:46

I've got a OSX Tiger disk somewhere but its for intel only :(

Title: Re: Mac lovers
Post by: Jay on 16 July 2011, 11:02

thanks got the only one on isohunt downloading, the tpb one stopped at 23% the isohunt one has done 28%. It doesn't bother me if it runs Ubuntu or BSD as it's going to my daughter, but she wants the same as her grandad  :rolleyes: I doubt the Reading store will have a PPC disc as it's a new store (I think).