on 4/30/04 6:18 PM, Beadle Mark at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Beadle Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > Thanks for the suggestions. I did try starting the computer up with disk > tools, but no luck. I couldn't reformat either because for some reason, I > think because I had a non apple hard drive installed, the Apple HD setup > would > not recognize the hard drive. The tech company that installed the hard drive > for me was able to install system 7.1. But now for some reason the drive has > become write protected and I can't seem to figure out how to undo it. . . . > and neither can the tech who installed the hard drive. Thanks for your help.
>From where I stand it seems you've paid a tech company to keep you OUT of your own hard drive. Make them tell you what they used, and have them UNLOCK the drive so you can use your own Macintosh. The only other alternative would be to wipe your drive using Lido 7.56 available from online through Google. Also go to lowendmac.com and find their downloads section. It has a version of HD Tool Kit that also is a super formatter. The Lido takes a long time, but seemed to break through the lock on a drive I was working with last week. Jeff -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
