My Reply follows quote. On 07/07/2004 09:39 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >C�pia "J.S. Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> on 7/7/04 4:46 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> > (...from Vintage-Macs list) >> > >> > A friend gave me a Mac Plus. I substituted a working floppy drive >> for >> > the deffective one on the computer; formatted and installed System >> > 6.0.8 onto the external HD that came with it. However, every time I >> > start it after a long period of inactivity, it does not find the >> > startup external disk. I have to start it from a floppy, restart or >> > shut down a couple of times, until it mounts the external disk. Only >> > then I am able to start from this external disk. >> > >> > The computer has no battery. I threw it away because it was liking >> > and corroded. I suppose that is the problem. But wouldn't the Plus >> > look for a startup volume connected to the SCSI port when it does >> not >> > see a floppy in the drive? >> > >> > I've been looking without luck for a place to buy that type of >> battery. >> > >> > Harold >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> SOME motherboards allow the use of a 1.5 V "AA" battery in place of the >> more expensive 4.5 volt one. Try that first. IF your Plus won't >> keep time, then go after the 4.5 v one. >> >> When starting your Plus, do you start the external drive before you >> start the Plus? The external drive has to be powered and spinning >> first. >> >> Jeff G > >I certainly do! Yes. Even if I didn''t wait enough, it should be ready >when I restart, after a floppy startup. But as i said, it takes >several restarts for it to pick up. > >Harold ------------ And is there a terminator on the external drive?
Sometimes it helps to put an "in-line" terminator between the Plus and the external drive, even if the external has a terminator. Ken -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
