I've braved CP/M, Dos, Netware, Windows and now, Linux, all the while being told that Macs were the "user friendly" alternative. So, when my newly acquired 7200/75's hard drive went south, I didn't hesitate for a moment before diving in to swap it out for a new one myself. How hard could it possibly be on the friendliest computer known to mankind?
Well, I'm here to tell you it may look "friendly", but it's far from straight-forward! I acquired a new, non-machine specific Mac OS 8.1 CDRom, an IBM 2gb SCSI and for good measure, a Seagate Barracuda 9gb SCSI drive as well. Low and behold, *neither* drive is "supported" in my Mac and as far as I can tell, there are no utilities on the CDRom to remedy the situation. Would somebody care to enlighten a poor, wayfaring stranger? I gather there must be some sort of low-level format or some such in non-friendly jargon required, but I'm at a loss as to what such a utility might be called or where to find it. My best guess was "drive set-up", but alas, that doesn't seem to be all that is needed. I've had some commercial tools suggested. Are there any freeware ones out there? At this point, I'm reticent to throw more $$$ at this project. Glenn McGaha Miller Portfolio: http://www.visionary.nu Words & Thoughts: http://www.youknowtheysay.com Print Orders: http://visionary.photoreflect.com Sales: http://shop.auctionwatch.com/gm2 Local Voice: 970.482.1033 ICQ: 10156065 AIM: gm2inco Yahoo & MSN: gm2_in_co -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
