>i have a 280c that was DOA from ebay, as advertized. i think the
>drive is shot, but i'm not giving up yet. i got the 240 MB Conner
>drive formatted after a number of runs with FWB and then the Apple
>Drive Setup utility. i installed 8.0 successfully, but it won't boot
>off of the disk, and then when i boot from CD the hard drive does not
>mount at startup. i can mount it via Drive Setup, but it won't seem
>to hold on to the driver.
>
>has anyone ever had this? appreciate some help. thanks bob
Does the drive cable look to be in good condition ?
What options did you have if you tried a low level format ?
Mad Dog
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