M MDeath macrumors newbie Original poster Jan 9, 2001 1 0 Nov 7, 2013 #1 My original 2.5 DP G5 died. I bought a 2.3 DP G5 and it doesn't recognize the hard drives from the original G5. What gives?
My original 2.5 DP G5 died. I bought a 2.3 DP G5 and it doesn't recognize the hard drives from the original G5. What gives?
R RedCroissant Suspended Aug 13, 2011 2,268 96 Nov 7, 2013 #2 MDeath said: My original 2.5 DP G5 died. I bought a 2.3 DP G5 and it doesn't recognize the hard drives from the original G5. What gives? Click to expand... This might sound like a crazy question but what is telling you that they're not recognized? IS it the "?" icon? Do you have an OS X installation disc with Disk Utility on it to mount the disk that way and set it as the startup disc? Last edited: Nov 7, 2013
MDeath said: My original 2.5 DP G5 died. I bought a 2.3 DP G5 and it doesn't recognize the hard drives from the original G5. What gives? Click to expand... This might sound like a crazy question but what is telling you that they're not recognized? IS it the "?" icon? Do you have an OS X installation disc with Disk Utility on it to mount the disk that way and set it as the startup disc?