Answered, formatted all caps, in context (thanks):
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Ripca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: Internal SCSI on Power Mac 8500/132
Flicker,
I don't think you told us whether or not the Mac booted correctly BEFORE you
tried doing the reformat. Did it?
>YES
You mentioned that "the Apple Setup didn't want to do the intialization...".
Did you try using a newer version, at least v1.7.3 of Drive Setup?
>YES
What happens if you unplug the SCSI and power cables from the drive?
>DON'T KNOW, DIDN'T CRACK OPEN THE BOX
Can you start up on a floppy or CD then? If not, then something else is
preventing startup besides the hard drive.
>NO.
Can you hear the drive spin up when you attempt to start up on it?
>NOT SURE. WHAT WOULD IT SOUND LIKE?
You're trying all of this with ALL other devices DISCONNECTED, right?
>NO
Do you have a copy of FWB ToolKit? I've come across some older drives that
would not format and run correctly unless I used FWB. I think their
database of hard drive may be more extensive than a lot of other formatting
tools. I used to use APS PowerTools religiously, and SilverLining, FWB, and
Drive Setup sometimes. In the past few years I've stuck with Apple's Drive
Setup and when necessary FWB Toolkit.
I HAVE THE LITE VERSION OF FWB, VERSION 2.0 FROM A STARMAX START-UP CD. THE
INTERNAL DRIVE IS A QUANTUM FIREBALL 1.2 GB. THAT SHOULD BE THE ORIGINAL
DRIVE TOO. AS YOU WILL SEE FROM MY RESPONSE TO CLARK, I GOT IT GOING BY
CHANGING THE SCSI TERMINATION NUMBER ON THE EXTERNAL TSUNAMI DRIVE (WHICH I
STILL CAN'T FIGURE SINCE I TRIED TO START UP WITHOUT THAT DRIVE ATTACHED AT
ALL). ANYWAY, PERHAPS SILVERLINING REASSIGNED THE SCSI BUS OR THE
TERMINATION INSTRUCTIONS, I DON'T KNOW. IT'S NOW HALF THROUGH THE BAD BLOCKS
TEST SINCE THIS TIME I'M USING SYSTEM 7.6 CD-ROM AND IT INITIALIZED THE DISK
WITH NO PROBLEM. I'M VEXED. I'M CERTAIN MISS CLEO HAS CAST A SPELL ON ME.
BYTCH!!
I've been through similar situations, and can relate to your frustration.
YO RIPCA WHAT FRUSTRATION!!?? THIS IS WHAT OWNING A MAC IS ALL ABOUT DAWG!!
Keep trying and good luck!
Let us know how it's going.
Mike Ripca
>>> (PCI PowerMacs) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/04/01 12:58PM >>>
Message-ID: <001c01c1355a$c13836a0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Flicker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Internal SCSI on Power Mac 8500/132
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 11:58:45 -0400
Right, but it is not loading (Silverlining). There is nothing beyond the
gray screen, the arrow, then FREEZE. And why wouldn't the CD-ROM or floppy
or an external SCSI drive load if I use them (with the appropriate command
key combos where relevent)?
----- Original Message -----
From: "James S Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: Internal SCSI on Power Mac 8500/132
>
> If the driver is loading, btw, you will see a Silverlining logo in the
> lower right corner of the screen and a series of SCSI ID 'lights' to
> show which drive it's being loaded for. As I recall, this happens
> *before* you see the happy Mac.
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