Hello, Thanks for the reply. I tried some of your suggestions. However, the computer is not letting me do anything with the hard drive. It will not allow me delete anything or allow me to move anything around on the hard drive. And it will not accept reinstalling the system software... it repeats the same message on all actions "hard drive is locked." I can open and use the programs that are already installed, but that seems to be it. Any more ideas? Thanks again.
Mark "J.S. Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: on 4/30/04 2:12 PM, Beadle Mark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > Just wanted to know if anyone has heard of a locked hard drive. I just had a > new hard drive installed on my classic II. System 7.1 was installed on it, but > it will not let me install anything else. It keeps giving Macintosh HD is > locked. Any suggestions? Help! > > Mark Beadle > > Yes. Very common. It may be a setting in General Controls control panel. If so, just un-protect the disk and you'reready to go. If it's At Ease or another security-providing software, the only answer I've found that works is to boot with another disk, a floppy for example, remove the security program's preferences and extensions/control panels and set them aside in the drive but out of System Folder and see if it reboots. Some programs alter the System File. If that's your case, then replacing the System and maybe the finder files can be your only alternative short of wiping and reinstalling everything. Jeff G -- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
