On Saturday, May 25, 2002, at 04:35 am, (Compact Macs) wrote: > >> john ...I cant get it to format using ... >> john ...I don't want to throw this out until I've tried everything. > > I've sometimes found that a SCSI drive that appears to be toast in a > Mac, > will low-level format just fine using a PC and an old Adaptec card. > After > formatting in the PC, and tossing the drive *back* in the Mac, the Mac > wouldn't have any problems with a subsequent Mac OS format.
I'll echo that. Last week I salvaged a 4Gb Seagate drive that had been used in a NetWare RAID that failed with half a dozen Mac formatters. In the end the Micronet formatter linked from Gamba's pages worked. Phil -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
