At 4:34 AM -0800 12/21/2002, Stan Michael wrote: >Forgive me if this sounds familiar, but I have tried nearly everything. > >Upgraded my hard drive. Drive setup recognized it. I initialized and >low-level formatted. Worked fine. Loaded 7.6.1 from cd. Worked. > >Booted up and ran into error type 10 problems. Messed around and >couldn't get anywhere. Decided to reload sys. software, and CD hangs >on error type 10 involving applescript. > >Trashed Applescript >Trashed finder prefs >zapped pram >replaced pram battery >pushed mobo reset button >tried system reinstall but installer hangs > >So, my computer will not let me initialize the HD because the cd won't >completely boot while hard drive is connected. If I disconnect HD >power, cd works, but wont go back and find the hd after replugging. > >If I boot without extensions, HD works but will not allow me to >reinstall system software without error type 10. > >Im stuck. I think the HD is okay, it just wont let me in the front or >the back door...
Try booting off of the CD and holding down Delete-Option-Command-Shift (aka DOCS, Delete is the large delete key). If all goes well the HD WON'T mount. If it boots okay that means that there is a problem with the HD. At this point try doing a driver update to the HD and then restart to see if it boots okay. You could also try using Drive Setup to mount the disk and then run the installer. If DOCS doesn't boot without mounting the HD then try unplugging the power cable from the drive and booting. Once it's booted then plug in the power cable and try the above. If you still get problems with the drive disconnected start looking at your memory. -- 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
