I bought a used 8600/300 OS9.1. Works fine with one exception, the first time I tried to use the floppy drive - an installer for G3 upgrade - it opened the disc but when when I tried to install the software, the drive started making a lot of noise, then the OS crashed. From that point on the drive won't "recognize", and wants to reinitialize, any disc I put into it. Is this a driver issue? Is the drive bad?
I hadn't installed the G3 hardware before I tried to install the software, could doing that operation in the wrong order have screwed up the floppy drive or driver? It is the dustiest machine I have ever seen, could that be a factor? Thanks for your input. Steven (Who you callin' floppy?) Lee Stinnett Mythic Wave Productions mythicwave.com 818 -700 -1998 -- 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! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
