I just installed a new hard drive on my G4. Now the computer will not recognize my new monitor. When I boot the computer the green light comes on the monitor but then it goes into sleep mode. How can I fix this.
Okie
OkieBug61 0 Newbie Poster
DMR 152 Wombat At Large Team Colleague
Could be a few things:
- Do you get a display if you remove the newly-installed drive?
- Did you make sure that you didn't jostle/loosen any component or cables while you were installing the drive? Recheck you cable connections, make sure all of your cards/RAM sticks are firmly seated, etc.
- You say that both the drive and the monitor are new; have you tried the monitor on another system to ensure that the monitor is functioning?
- Do you get any error beeps when the system boots? If so, how many?
kc0arf 68 Posting Virtuoso Team Colleague
Hello,
I would also ask:
1) What OS? 9? X?
2) Is this a new hard drive to replace the first one, or is this a second drive (meaning younow have two in the computer)?
3) Can you boot from a CD-ROM? Does the computer recognize the drive when you do?
My guess is that the hard drive is not formatted / partitioned, or you have a problem with the IDE bus (power / data cable).
Christian
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