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MicrosoftApple

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Ive got this old 40 Gig Hardrive out from a Pentium 3 or 4 PC tower that was running Windows XP of those old times
So I just wanted to ask that is it possible to use it on my iMac G3 just to install OS 10.4
 

Intell

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As long as it is a PATA/IDE drive and the iMac is a slot loading model, there shouldn't be any problem in using that drive. Just make sure you set the jumpers on the Pentium drive to be the same as the iMac's drive.
 

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Here are the pictures of the HDD
Its quite old but its in prestine condition
 

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Intell

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It's the little white thing on the pins on that drive. I suggest doing a quick read on IDE jumpers.
 

MicrosoftApple

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Well this means I have a Master or a Single Drive
 

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Intell

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That's too broad of a model. There are pictures on the drive label that tell you what jumper is what.
 

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I found something saying this
 

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128keaton

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I think this is a master drive cause it has only 1 jumpers and thats on the left

Correct terminology is "I think it is configured as a master drive"
Also, that should work if it is formatted correctly. If it isn't formatted, boot to an Apple Install CD/DVD and use Disk Utility.
The Maxtor that I installed in my iMac was set to master and it was detected.
 
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