The patient:
S900 w/ Powerlogix 350 G3 running OS 9.1 @ 389MHz, 600 MB ram, 3 2GB SCSI
internal hard drives, 2 Seagate Barrcuda 4XLs and the original.
Apparently a momentary power outage corrupted the OS on the start up drive
preventing start up. Error message: Finder no start, couldn't
Hi Bernie;
Not absolutely certain, but ---
Swap the IDs on the hard disks, and you SHOULD then be able to boot off
of the 'backup' disk, with both HDs available to the system. This
should allow you to repair the boot problem on the original HD.
Chuck Davis
On Monday, January 2, 2006, at
Hi Bernie,
I can email you a small system start up folder that you can copy to a floppy
disk and then start your machine with that. It has the hacked CD extension
on it and a set-startup control panel. The folder is exactly 1.3mb and will
just fit onto a floppy.
Or, you might try going to the
Since you are now booted from another HD, go th the Control Panel,
Startup Drive and select the drive you are now using. then shut off the
computer, plug the corrupted drive back in and restart the computer. You
should now be able to run Disk First Aid or Disk Warrior on the
corrupted drive,
Thanks Paul,
I had done exactly as you suggested to establish the back up drive (#2) as
the start up drive and get the computer up and running. I verified the HD
(#1) containing the Corrupted OS 9.1 using HDT's Disk First Aid which showed
no problem with the drive. So, apparently the corruption
Or, you could run the installer form the OS 9 install Cd and let it
fill in the broken or missing bits and pieces.
Cheers,
Antonio
On 1/2/06, Bernie Benz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks Paul,
I had done exactly as you suggested to establish the back up drive (#2) as
the start up drive and
