If you have access to any other 2.5 drive, try putting it in the machine to see if any other drive will boot the machine. A friend had the same symptoms, but the hard drive was good--it was the motherboard that could see any hard drive, although it would boot off a CD. Find this out quickly so you can return the book if the mobo is faulty.
On Tuesday, August 27, 2002, at 03:41 PM, Timothy Virkkala wrote: > I purchased a Wallstreet on eBay for my niece - only to discover that > the > hard drive is not working. > > The screen shows a floppy icon with a question mark. When I stick an > OS 8.5 > CD in the CD drive, the OS starts up off the CD. Unfortunately, I see > no > hard drive. When using the HD Setup utility, I see no hard drive there, > either. > > So I gather (as does the seller) that the hard drive was damaged in > shipping > (though the FedEx box was in great shape). > > Any other thoughts? > > Going forward, I have to correct this, and soon. How easy/difficult is > it to > change a hard drive on a 266MHz Wallstreet? > > If at all possible I'd like to do this myself, rather than spend money > on a > technician. I've poked inside and upgraded/troubleshot numerous desktop > Macs, but never a Powerbook... > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Jim Eddy James Eddy Woodworks [EMAIL PROTECTED] Princeton, NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~giametti/index.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
