On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 06:28:13AM -0600, Bugs Bunny wrote: > My SE/30 also has a external hard disk. I tried putting the > 2 gig drive in it, but when I booted up computer it refused to > even acknowledge there was an external hd hooked to it.
You are facing two issues here: in order to recognise a hard drive when the computer is booting, or to have a disk mounted on the desktop, the Macintosh requires a small driver on the hard drive. The second issue is that Apple's HD SC utility will refuse to recognise the hard drive unless it is approved by Apple. Something like Mt. Everything will be able to scan the SCSI bus and tell you if a hard drive is present. It can even install a driver but I don't know if it can partion the disk. I don't know if the driver is very good either. But it is free and a good place to start. If the software recognises the hard drive, try tracking down a hacked version of Apple HD SC utilities or something like the FWB Hard Drive Toolkit. These will give you the drivers, allow you to partition the disk, and do many other wonderful things. Byron. -- 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> --> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
