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1. #Disc input output error mac disk image utlity install
2. #Disc input output error mac disk image utlity serial

After the usb install I would reattach to the internal hd connector and the drive would read approximately 20 gb difference than the total space of the hard drive. I do believe the guy that it was working before (talked to on the phone)Īnother thing I forgot to mention is when first starting to dive into mac's I was unaware that installing OSX to a usb controlled drive is not possible (cannot boot from). The disc is a burnt copy but the dude claimed it was the same disc he used to install it prior to selling to me. Ive examined the connector that goes from the mobo to the hd and it appears to be fine, but we all know looks can be deceiving Ive searched and searched looking for an answer to this and have tried everything I can think of.Īny ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated as this is driving me insane for 2 weeks now. The internal wiring harness is not faulty seeing how I can "see" the drive in disk util. So I know the drive is being seen and recognized, it can be modified while in usb but internally does not do a thing. The drive will appear as "available" in disk utility but anything I try to do gets me an "input output error". The original and the new ata hard drives I have can both be formatted and used via the usb converter but are useless when used as an internal drive. Granted carrying around an external drive everywhere I go to use the comp is rather annoying.įormatting through terminal / open firmwareįormatting through disk utility while OSX is running (same error) The install went smooth and I can boot OSX off the fw drive. I had an old sata drive laying around and bought a sata -> firewire converter for and this has worked. I put it back into the internal wiring harness, tried to install but the partition was not recognized and received the same error while trying to format / partition.

#Disc input output error mac disk image utlity serial

I have a serial -> usb converter and the hard drive was recognized, and formatted. I replaced the hard drive and received the same error. I tried to format the internal hard drive and kept getting an "input / output error".

I have a 10.5 leopard disk I am using disk utility and trying to install. I have recently picked up a iBook G4 and somehow the OS was erased when I received.