If the battery tip doesn't work. You seem to be saying the drive is in a case with a centronics connector on the case. If this is so, quite a few PC's use multiple removable drives on Linux servers, it could be an IDE drive.
Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liliana Pubill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Compact Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:15 AM Subject: NOT Successful :( WAS: How to make ext HD work on a Plus :( > No matter what I do the Mac Plus wont read that drive, it is a 357MB > Quamtum drive but I have no clue what it looks like (can't open the > case this one seems to be one of those) I tried once, AND after > removing the cover, I found....... another case to remove which didn't > look like it could be removed, the case has T*J*S on it, the plug is a > centronics on drive side I bought a centronics 50 to standard 25pin > scsi (doubt that could be the problem) ID set up to 4 (also tried ID 0) > > In a futile attempt to see if the Mac Plus would recognize it I tried > my Mac IIci formatting the drive in one partition using Apple > formatting the one with the patch that its kinda old but very useful, > still my cute Mac Plus says there is nothing there :( HELP! > > Lili > > > On Sunday, August 15, 2004, at 05:30 PM, Liliana Pubill wrote: > > > I guess there's nothing left to do than doing it in the Plus, you are > > right. I guess I can plug that baby to the G3 and backup the stuff so > > I can work with it in the Plus. Will be doing that tonight. Now that > > I remember I formatted it with FWB HDT but I must admit don't remember > > if I used HFS or HFS+. > > > ::::::::: Liliana Pubill :::::: > ::::::::: [EMAIL PROTECTED] :::::: > ::::::::: eBay: MacCentris :::::: > Mac G3 333 Beige 256MB, OS 10.2.4 & 9.2.2, 47GB SCSI-UW & 9GB SCSI-UW > with DSL Connection > > > -- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
