on 8/26/04 3:55 AM, Andrew McCall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks for all the replies on this subject. I decided to install System > 6.0.8 on the 40Mb hard disk last night. I have to say, it's pretty amazing! > It boots up in less than 10 seconds, and seems to be very stable. > > One thing that did puzzle me is what hard disks are compatible with the Mac > Plus. I have an original Apple 80Mb hard disk that I have pulled from a > IIcx (another fantastic system!), and I was originally going to use this > drive. I fitted it to the external case, but the disk tools on the Plus > didn't recognise the drive. I had checked the SCSI ID and the drive was > terminated correctly. > > Anyone know why this didn't work? I have just purchased an external hard > disk case for the 80Mb drive, and would like to use this instead. > > Thanks, > > Andrew McCall > `````````````````````````````
Yes. The Plus needs a hard disk formatted to a 1:3 interleave ratio. You'll have to manually select that ratio in your formatting utility, and erase the disk to achieve that. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
