on 09/20/2002 9:44 AM, David M Kiely at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I stand corrected, Clark. Again, maybe Van Turner can enlighten us as to his > problem.... > >> There hasn't been a full install version of a MacOS that required >> any prior version of the OS to be installed first or that couldn't >> install over any other version (assuming the machine can use the new >> OS version). The installer usually requires a minimum OS version to >> run on. OS 9.0 installer requires OS 8.5 or 8.6 or better to run but >> you can always boot from the OS 9 disk to do it. You can install >> directly to OS 9.1 if you have a 9.1 installer. > Actually, I just realized that I posted this thread to the wrong list. Oops. When I boot up to the 9.1 cd to install the software on a clean hard drive, the installer script tells me that it doesn't recognize the computer, to please use the software that came with it. OS 8.1 installs on a clean hard drive from the installer cd (while booted up to the cd) just fine. I built this machine from the ground up. It's in a 7500 box to make installing components easier. I have an 8500 mainboard and A/V module, 150Mhz 604 processor (not sure if it's 604e), 64MB RAM on 4 16MB DIMMs interleaved, a 1GB Quantum HD, 4X Matshita CD ROM drive, PM7500 power supply, and no cards in any of the slots. Just about factory specs, right? I could install it via network, if I wanted. I just wanna know why OS 9.1 doesn't recognize this computer.
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