From: "H P" <hpholcomb@yahoo.com>

Date: November 21, 2009 3:52:42 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: iBook HD...


Mark,


You're getting the question mark because the Mac is looking for the startup disk containing the OS.


I'm gonna guess that's not on the WD replacement.  It is on the HD you removed.  So, that's why it works.


Regarding your optical drive, if it's truly broken or needs repair, you have two choices:


 1) replace the internal optical drive with a new internal one or


 2) buy an external optical DVD burner that plugs into the USB port.


I bought one of the latter to use on my Asus netbook off eBay for something like $40.  It was made by Samsung and works fine.  You'll need a bootable disk to install the OS onto the new drive if it isn't already there.


Good luck!!


Perry


If needed, Google "Samsung DVD burner" for sources.


--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@...> wrote:


Hi Terry,

Can it be done with the new HD installed in the iBook. At present I`m  

getting no sign the new drive`s even there in the computer. I`ll check  

your link..! Thanks,


Mark.

On 20/11/2009, at 11:43 PM, Terrence Redding wrote:


Mark, did you use Carbon Copy Cloner to duplicate your existing  

drive onto the new drive, and then do the swap?



I have found the easiest way to upgrade drives is to use Carbon  

Copy.  That way your new drive has literally everything the old  

drive had, but with all the additional space.  Carbon Copy can be  

found at http://www.bombich.com/.


Terry



On Nov 20, 2009, at 6:55 AM, Mark Gaffney wrote:



Hi Milton, Perry & everybody,

I`ve got my new 250 GB Western Digital HD for the iBook & have had it

in & out several times but am getting a flashing question mark upon

reconstruction. I`ve just put the original 30 GB HD back in & it`s

starting immediately! There`s either something stuck in the CD/DVD

player of the iBook or it`s busted, (there does appear to be  

something

round in there) which won`t eject (either holding down the eject

button or re-starting holding down the track pad). So I can`t load

anything into the computer through it`s optical drive & my Lacie FW  

DL

CD/DVD burner isn`t registering on the iBook with the new HD. I`m not

even getting a cursor, last time I had it in there! My older Lacie  

250

GB external HD dosen`t have matching pins for the Western digital HD

upon dismantling it & the new 500 GB Lacie has a plastic case which

trying to force open seems to be giving in an (about to crack!)

fashion. At any rate I`m backing up the 30GB drive to this new Lacie

external HD using time machine though how I retrieve it for use on  

the

new iBook HD I don`t know!? I guess I could dismantle again including

the iBooks optical drive to see if anything is in fact in there-or

wait perhaps `til my brother arrives with an appropriate enclosure  

for

the cloning process...Any suggestions would be welcome..!


Mark.