boyGenius Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I finally managed to install OSX 10.4.8 on an external HD connected by USB 2.0 to my laptop, a Gateway Core 2 Duo. The install finished and then it said it was restarting. When I try to boot to the HD with OSX on it, I get a black screen with a cursor in the top left corner. That's it, that's all. I thought perhaps it might be a jumper problem on my drive, but I've tried various settings, to no avail. Any suggestions? BG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyGenius Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 Some news. First of all, I'm using a Maxtor drive in a USB 2.0 enclosure. I tried the drive with OS X on it inside the enclosure, in a different machine and it at least started to load, but then crashed. I tried the same drive in that machine, but installed in the box and it worked (faster) but it crashed (faster.) I also tried another Windows bootable drive in the enclosure in my laptop, and it started, but crashed -- but at least it started. I also tried every possible jumper setting and every USB port on my laptop -- and there is absolutely no way it will start. I'm bringing the enclosure back to the store tomorrow, if no one has any solutions for me by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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