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<blockquote data-quote="johntalin" data-source="post: 339321" data-attributes="member: 24431"><p>You have been alot of help. Even if I start over with the new HD, I could not see the new HD on my Desktop right after installing Tiger. This why it has gotten so complicated. After I was able to install Tiger on HD2, I wanted HD2 to be my one and only Master Drive. In G4 AGP Sawtooth Manual, it does say that the original Master Drive always has to be the Master Drive. I thought may be this meant that HD1 needed to be the Master Drive in two HDs situation. So, I removed the HD1 and hooked up the HD2 only with only Tiger on it. I could not see the drive on the desktop and I could not boot my computer (I explained all these in my previous posts). I had to unplug my computer to get out of that situation. That's where all the jumper pins came into picture. MacHeadCase was trying to help me figure out how I can make HD2 my Master and only HD. In a different Mac, this could have worked, but I believe, I tried every possible combination with the jumper pins and I could not get it to work. The conclusion I came to is that I could not get my Mac work in a single Master HD situation with the new drive.</p><p>I would truly appreciate if you could help considering all these steps I had to take during my trial and error. I know that you have a G4, so maybe you can guess.</p><p>As far as the Apple Mail goes, I have two POP accounts in each drive. First, I thought I only have the two together on only HD2. After some more thinking, I realized that having two POP accounts was not the result of cloning, because I did not clone from HD2 to HD1, yet I have the POP account which was created while in HD2 pop up in HD1. I did set up my Mac Mail again in HD2 and I believe, this added the second POP account with all the other information the same as the first one. Like you would guess, the problem now is to make it back to only one POP. And, I am still working on it.</p><p>Thanks again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johntalin, post: 339321, member: 24431"] You have been alot of help. Even if I start over with the new HD, I could not see the new HD on my Desktop right after installing Tiger. This why it has gotten so complicated. After I was able to install Tiger on HD2, I wanted HD2 to be my one and only Master Drive. In G4 AGP Sawtooth Manual, it does say that the original Master Drive always has to be the Master Drive. I thought may be this meant that HD1 needed to be the Master Drive in two HDs situation. So, I removed the HD1 and hooked up the HD2 only with only Tiger on it. I could not see the drive on the desktop and I could not boot my computer (I explained all these in my previous posts). I had to unplug my computer to get out of that situation. That's where all the jumper pins came into picture. MacHeadCase was trying to help me figure out how I can make HD2 my Master and only HD. In a different Mac, this could have worked, but I believe, I tried every possible combination with the jumper pins and I could not get it to work. The conclusion I came to is that I could not get my Mac work in a single Master HD situation with the new drive. I would truly appreciate if you could help considering all these steps I had to take during my trial and error. I know that you have a G4, so maybe you can guess. As far as the Apple Mail goes, I have two POP accounts in each drive. First, I thought I only have the two together on only HD2. After some more thinking, I realized that having two POP accounts was not the result of cloning, because I did not clone from HD2 to HD1, yet I have the POP account which was created while in HD2 pop up in HD1. I did set up my Mac Mail again in HD2 and I believe, this added the second POP account with all the other information the same as the first one. Like you would guess, the problem now is to make it back to only one POP. And, I am still working on it. Thanks again. [/QUOTE]
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