--- Kevin Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I put a HD with OS 8.5 installed on it in an old > Performa. When I > started it, all I go was a picture of a floppy disc > in the middle of the > screen with a question mark in it. The Performa > does not have a CD Rom.
Does the Performa have only three numbers? Like 638? If so, no version of the MacOS after 8.1 will start it. > Is there a way I can make a floppy boot disc > with my 8500 and use it to > start the Performa and then switch the start up > drive to the HD? > If the computer won't start with that OS then switching the startup drive isn't going to help. You can make a boot floppy from OS 8.0/.1. Try that. ===== Rondo __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- 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
