My Reply follows quote. On 08/07/2002 17:48 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (the pickle) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >At 20:17 -0400 on 08/07/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>drives, but I have no 400k disks. Have a "bunch" of 800k, but no way to >>make them into single sided 400k disks. > >Format them in the drive. They'll magically become 400K, since the 400K >drives are simply 800K drives without the lower R/W head. > >the pickle ------------- Hmmm, well, if I had a system disk with which to boot the machine that would no doubt work. I am starting from "scratch." I need a way to make a 400k disk so that I can put an OS on that disk (with another machine) so I can boot the 512. At this point it seems to be a "can't get there from here" situation.
On another issue, the drive in the 512 seems to have an "odd" problem. The mechanism seems to be "out of register" in that the only way I can get it to accept a disk is to press the "emergency eject" lever with a paper clip. When the machine tries to eject a disk it does not raise the mechanism high enough to align with the front slot. I cleaned and lubed the thing, but the alignment problem remains. Advice? Ken Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. -- 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
