Clark Martin wrote:
>
> >You didn't get sold a bum drive, just a bum techie! Your main drive with
> >OS 9.1
> >should be formatted HFS+. It is easy enough to do, unless this Seagate is
> >one that
> >won't format with Apple's Utility. Do you have any problems with backing
> >up your
> >main drive, booting from your 9.X disk, reformatting and reinstalling your
> >system?
> >That would be your best choice here..... that is, as i said before, if this
> >Seagate will format with Apple's Drive setup.....
>
> It will format with a patched HDSC Setup so I suspect it will work with
> Drive Setup. I have an ST15150N which was last formated with a patched
> HDSC Setup from OS 8.1 IIRC. One word of caution on this drive, it runs
> hot. Make sure you have adequate ventilation around it. An 8500 should be
> okay (or at least better than the second drive bay on my 7500).
I have one of those wheeled holders for the tower. Makes it easier to swing it
out for cleaning. Nothing is really up against it. I'm wondering if it would be
worth it to replace this drive with a better one. But I know nothing about HDs
since every computer I have is still running the original hard drive. I'd give
it a shot but the 8500 is a nightmare to open and mess with. The nearest Apple
tech is 2 hrs away. The tech I was using was fired and the company decided not
to service Macs anymore.
Linda
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