Martin A. Totusek wrote: > I've been asked if Mac users can format hard disks on older Power Macintoshes (that > originally shipped with one of the following: 601, > 603, 603e, 604, 604e PowerPC CPUs, G3 CPUs, including "Beige" G3s, older iMacs, >"Blue & > White" G3s, and G4 CPUs like the "YIKES" G4s, and the original "SAWTOOTH" G4s) with >APPLE's > Drive Setup 2.0.7 and then install any of the following OS versions if their >machine(s) are > supported: Mac OS 8.1, 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.6, 9.0, 9.0.4, 9.1 or 9.2.x?
Drive Setup and OS install have little or nothing to do with each other. Drive setup installs the drivers and formats the disk. The OS install will ask to update the drivers...if it can't it fails gracefully and continues with the OS install. You can then install any supported OS. Whether you can *run* the 2.07 Drive Setup is another story; but a version of drive setup that formats the drive should work without a problem. Now, if the question you're asking is 'Can I format and install the OS on one computer and move the drive to another?' the answer is maybe. From OS 8.0 to OS 9.1 definitely yes, though some system-specific items may be missed and have to be installed via the custom option. I installed OS8.0 on my 540C Powerbook in this fashion, by connecting it via SCSI Drive mode and using my 7600 to install it. I was careful to specify that I wanted an OS for 'Any kind of Macintosh'; a subsequent install of the 8.1 updater overwrote the OS with a PPC version. Once I dre-installed OS8, I copied the 8.1 updater to the Powerbook, booted it in 8.0 and ran the updater just fine. System 9.2 and above, however, doesn't run on many of these older Macs, at least not without system hacks. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
