At 6:24 PM -0500 10/4/2002, Kevin Willis wrote: >I am doing some experiments on my 7500 and thought you guys could help. > >First of all, I initialized the hard drive in drive setup. Is that >the same as reformatting in PC terms?
Yes. > >Secondly, I pulled an old 160 Mb hard drive from an old Performa and >plugged it in to the extra power and IDE outlets. The computer >finally started after 8 or 10 clicks, but it would not boot even >with the OS 8.5 CD-Rom loaded. The 7500 has NO IDE controller built in. It only has SCSI. There is a DAV connector on board that is 40 pin, I think. If you plugged a drive into this I don't know what would happen but it could do all sorts of things. > >I unplugged the power cord to the Performa HD and it booted of the >CD-Rom. Then I plugged the power cord back in to the Performa HD, >while the computer was running and went in to drive setup again. >This time when it searched, it just kept searching but never found. > >How can I install both HD's, keep the contents that are on the >Performa HD, and which HD should I install the OS on? Are you sure the Performa HD is IDE or could it be SCSI? IDE is 40 pins, SCSI is 50 pins. The 7500 has two SCSI buses, an internal only and an internal / external (50 pin IDC and 25 pin DB-25 on the back). -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
