>Hi, > >I have a Power Mac 7600/200 with an IDE hard drive and a Promax >TurboMax/ATA-33 AEC-6210 ATA-33 controller. When I boot up off the OS 8.5 CD, >or try to use Apple Software Restore (or pretty much any disk-related >activity that's not simply booting off the hard drive), the progress meter >will freeze at some point and refuse to move. Also, if I try to launch some >applications, the system will do the same thing with the hourglass cursor. I >can still move the mouse, but anything disk-related is fubar, and I have to >Ctrl-Command-Power the thing. I've tried it with several different drives, >including a brand-new IBM (NOT the 75GXP), and have tried swapping the IDE >cables several times. Any ideas? >
First I would confirm the IDE card is suppose to work in a Mac. My next question is what OS you are currently using and what happens when a new HD is connected to the card. When you boot with the new HD, it may or may not be recognized, and the OS might put up a 'Do you want to format' dialog. If it does, skip it. You should then use Drive Setup to format and initialize the drivers. Make sure you are using Drive Setup 1.7.3 http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n58303 or later as some earlier versions had problems. Also, if you are using multiple drives, make sure all of them have had their drivers initialized by the same version of Drive Setup. Obviously, BACKUP YOUR DATA before updating the drivers or initializing a disk. -- Mr. PopMan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Does anybody want to play a game of pinball?" They greatest risk you can take, is to NOT take a risk. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
