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I am working on a iBook G4 800mhz and I’m having a bit of trouble. The hard drive disappears from desktop and won’t boot. It will come up occasionally and works fine then wont work. I tried to install the OS again but it disappeared during the install. I am able to boot from the install disc but now the drive doesn’t show up. The drive is only a few months old and I am beginning to think that its a firmware issue or just a bad drive. I am at a loss as to what it can be. A bad drive, controller issue, motherboard????
Find your receipt and return the drive.
Check the Connector to Logic board for lose bent pins. If this answer was helpful please remember to mark it accepted. Good Luck, N
