Howdy folks,
The original HDD in my G3 B&W has become somewhat unreliable so I decided it was time for an SSD upgrade. After considering various options I got this 64GB Transcend SSD, to put into this SSD to IDE adapter, and install using this 2.5" to 3.5" adapter.
When booted from the original install/restore CD that shipped with the G3, the drive is recognized normally and can be initialized. However, the installation always fails after a while, usually with an error about problems accessing a file on the drive (example below). Sometimes it's a "System Resources" file, sometimes it's an "iMac ATI Driver" file (???), sometimes it's other things. I'm a bit mystified as to why it is trying to access files on a drive that's obviously just been initialized and wiped, but anyways...
Things I've tried so far include (1) restarting/resetting/etc.; (2) ensuring the date and time are set correctly (unlike in this photo); (3) trying both Mac OS Standard and Extended formats; (4) partitioning the drive (even though 64 GB isn't that large); (5) trying the "Power Macintosh G3 Install", "Mac OS Install", and "Restore" options off the CD. None of them have worked; sometimes they throw an error about "there is a problem with this drive and data may have been lost". I've also tried using the disk inspector/verification tool but it always just freezes and crashes.
Any advice or suggestions about what may be causing this problem would be much appreciated.
The original HDD in my G3 B&W has become somewhat unreliable so I decided it was time for an SSD upgrade. After considering various options I got this 64GB Transcend SSD, to put into this SSD to IDE adapter, and install using this 2.5" to 3.5" adapter.
When booted from the original install/restore CD that shipped with the G3, the drive is recognized normally and can be initialized. However, the installation always fails after a while, usually with an error about problems accessing a file on the drive (example below). Sometimes it's a "System Resources" file, sometimes it's an "iMac ATI Driver" file (???), sometimes it's other things. I'm a bit mystified as to why it is trying to access files on a drive that's obviously just been initialized and wiped, but anyways...
Things I've tried so far include (1) restarting/resetting/etc.; (2) ensuring the date and time are set correctly (unlike in this photo); (3) trying both Mac OS Standard and Extended formats; (4) partitioning the drive (even though 64 GB isn't that large); (5) trying the "Power Macintosh G3 Install", "Mac OS Install", and "Restore" options off the CD. None of them have worked; sometimes they throw an error about "there is a problem with this drive and data may have been lost". I've also tried using the disk inspector/verification tool but it always just freezes and crashes.
Any advice or suggestions about what may be causing this problem would be much appreciated.