> I set up a 300MB harrdrive for my Mac Plus (a while ago) and it didn't > work. Made 3 partitions, at this point I have no clue what I might > have done that it doesn't seem to even see it at all. One of the > partitions is running 7.5. I am tired of running my Pluses for only a > few minutes because I don't have any storage space with the floppies.
If that drive is good, you should have no trouble getting it to work with the Plus. Things to check: 1) Make sure that you've terminated it properly (only first and last devices should have terminations). 2) Make sure that the external supply is providing termination power. The Plus does *not* supply this power. So, if you haven't set jumpers on the drive to get TP from the external power supply, you'll get symptoms of precisely the type you describe (i.e., works in a later model mac, but not with the Plus). 3) This should not be an issue with a drive as modern as yours, but if you still can't get it to work after 1) and 2), use a utility like HDT to make sure that "Unit Attention" is disabled. The Plus is uniquely sensitive to this drive parameter. Drives typically ship with UA disabled as a default, but maybe someone, somewhere along the way re-enabled it for some reason. 4) Another thing to try is to make sure that you've installed a driver appropriate for that era. Some modern drivers are too large to load, apparently (my guess; could be way off base here). HD SC Setup 7.3.5 (can be patched to recognize non-Apple drives) will install a Plus-compatible driver. Good luck! --Tom -- Prof. Thomas H. Lee Center for Integrated Systems, CIS-205 420 Via Palou Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4070 http://www-smirc.stanford.edu 650-725-3709 ph, -3383 fax -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
