>Hi, folks�I�m a new list user rediscovering the joys of old Macs (sigh, that >lovely gray plastic). I have a problem with a Mac Classic. I�m right that >all Classics have a SuperDrive, yes? I can�t for the life of my get mine to >boot from a 1.44 meg system 6.08 boot disk. I have another identical >Classic with a bad screen which boots just fine from the HD floppy�I could >this be a system folder issue, or am I going to have to rip them both open >and swap floppy drives? > >Any help would be greatly appreciated. >--Shannon >
Before you tear two machines apart to do the transplant, I'd try this. Boot from the Classic's ROM. To do this hold the Apple, Option, x, and o keys down when you turn the machine on. I believe it boots to system 6.0.3. Then put the floppy in question into the drive and see if it reads it. If it doesn't put a floppy you know is good into the drive and see if it reads that. If it can't read them and you have an 800k floppy lying around try that. It's possible someone may have switched out a SuperDrive for an 800k drive. Hope some of this helps, J White Buy American S.O.S. Save Our Steel -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
