On 4/6/02 11:46 pm, "Visionary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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 > You could try HD SC Setup 7.3.5 (patched), its been modified with resedit to work with most unsupported drives. I've just emailed it to you. Steve Bell -- 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
