Encouraging to note the drive sizes; is the 2300 drive SCSI or ATA? Are
they HFS or HFS+?
My 2300 drive is 750MB ATA. I haven't partitioned either duo or dock
drive, but both are HFS+.
- Charlie
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (05/08/2000 3:15 PM):
>Odd. I have a 4GB SCSI drive in my dock, a 4.8 GB drive in my 2300, each
>partitioned into 2 drives, and have no problem regularly switching between
>all 4 disks using Startup Disk CDEV under OS 8.1.
>
>Oh, wait a minute. I do recall there being some problem with the Startup DIsk
>control panel and OS 8. You should be able to download the most recent
>Startup
>DIsk CDEV from Apple to be compatible with your setup. I just remembered this
>because I have OS 7.5 on one of my partitions. I had to replace its Startup
>DIsk CDEV with a newer one in order to to switch disks after I booted up
>under
>it. I think it has something to do with HFS+ which was initiated between
>OS 8 &
>8.1 update.
>
>Charles Lincoln wrote:
>
>> Have you tried using System Picker (I think v1.1a3 is on the OS 8 CD) to
>> set the boot drive? The Startup Disk control panel doesn't work for me
>> with this configuration.
>>
>> - Charlie Lincoln (also with a 2300c; 2GM SCSI in the Dock; OS8.1)
>>
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