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blackcatdigi · 17th December 2002

Sorry to say, I don't think that will work...

We upgraded our G4/400 to a G4/466 when they came out (to be able to put another dsp card in the extra PCI slot) and tried to swap the system drive for the reasons you mentioned...

Didn't work. Different OS (needed 9.2 to boot the 466) and different PCI bussing.

We wound up swapping the drives back out and reinstalling everything...
Major PITA.

You may (however) be able to copy your system start up disc onto an external, copy that to the system drive and boot up from the copy.

Hope you find an alternative!

17th December 2002	#2
blackcatdigi Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: upstate, sc Posts: 1,739	Sorry to say, I don't think that will work... We upgraded our G4/400 to a G4/466 when they came out (to be able to put another dsp card in the extra PCI slot) and tried to swap the system drive for the reasons you mentioned... Didn't work. Different OS (needed 9.2 to boot the 466) and different PCI bussing. We wound up swapping the drives back out and reinstalling everything... Major PITA. You may (however) be able to copy your system start up disc onto an external, copy that to the system drive and boot up from the copy. Hope you find an alternative! __________________ Sincerely, Casey SC Digital Services Bob Olhsson wrote on 17th September 2002, 12:56 PM: "Music is being used to sort consumers rather than to entertain people."