on 9/19/05 3:01 PM, Andrew Cramer wrote: >... It says "radius accelerator 16" on the >front & the label on the back says Macintosh SE 1 >Mbyte RAM, 800K Drive, 20SC Hard Disk. I'm assuming >the 20SC means a 20 MB SCSI drive but like I said I >don't know too much about Macs.
The 1M RAM, 800K drive, and 20SC labels are the original configuration of the machine when shipped from the factory. Any or all of them may have been upgraded. "radius accelerator 16" is a significant and useful upgrade. >Anyway, finding this in my basement piqued my interest >in it so I set it up but all it does is give me a >message that says: > >Sorry, a sustem error occured. >"Finder" > error type 41 The first thing I would do is insert a "System Tools" or "Disk Tools" floppy right after turning the Mac on. It will boot from the floppy instead of from the hard disk. On the floppy is a program called "Disk First Aid" which may be able to fix what's wrong with the hard disk. If you don't have a tools floppy you might try holding down the shift key during the entire startup sequence and see if you get past the error. I would NOT remove the accelerator card as was suggested. From my experience they work fine with System 6 and some are ok with System 7 or even 7.1. Any Disk Tools floppy will be System 6 or earlier, and the hard disk probably has a system version on it compatible with the radius. Regardless of the condition of the hard disk, I would try to preserve any files associated with the accelerator. These files improve the operation of the Mac when the accelerator is present. When everything is working right that Mac will be about twice as fast as a standard SE and the difference will be quite noticeable. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
