> >Testing the drive found no problems. HD is running fine. Installed >7.5.3. Transferring files back and forth works fine. Applications >run, documents open, with no problems. Problem is that I cannot boot >from the external drive, which once was bootable. > >-- >: - ) - Vern Andrews - - - - - Oregon Trail Descendant > Is the System Folder on this external "blessed"? You can usually tell it from the folder icon showing (or not) the Mac OS logo (or the Happy Mac in former System versions). If it's not, the Mac will not boot from it.
What Mac are you using it for? Same as before? Are you sure, otherwise, that you did not change anything else? Partition size? Termination? SCSI ID conflicts? Just wild guesses, but there is no "there is no..." in SCSI wonderland. Keep us posted. HTH, OM /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect for open standards -- 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
