tortoise wrote: > > > On Sep 10, 1:42 pm, saxman <[email protected]> wrote: >> hello listers >> my cousin gave me a wallstreet and it has both os 9 and os 9.2..i'd >> like to reformat the hard drive >> being that i don't have the original install disks, (w/ disk utility) >> wondering if there was any other way to go about it >> thanks >> >> jay > > The way I did mine which I just got last month was I have a scsi card > in my G4 tower, that boots into OS9, I put the Wallstreet into SCSI > target mode. You need a cable for that but you might want one anyway. > The best ones have a switch so it can be use as a regular cable as > well, maybe cost more though. > > I also have an ide desktop to laptop adapter on which I have put an > old drive I took out, to archive the files elsewhere. > (the laptop drive goes inside the tower just like a full size drive). > I like that solution better than the usb adapter, its faster for the > not-usb2 machine and good for when you upgrade drive in such as > wallstreet w/out a usb adapter.
Be careful using SCSI Disk Mode on a Wallstreet. There is a problem with data corruption on drives above a certain size. I don't remember the particulars but you should be able to find it at Apple's support page. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
