> >The Disk Tools diskette that came with the CD is recognized at boot >up. However, >I get a message that says something like "This disk won't work in this model >Mac. Get the latest installer".
what happens if you download the tools diskette 7.5.5 from the internet ? it's free you know. why should the install cd work when the disk tool diskette from that same shipping does not ? > >I've read that it's possible to boot directly from the CD-ROM by holding down >the c key as the machine boots. Doing that gave me an icon of a >diskette in the >middle of the screen with a blinking question mark on it. it means that it doesnt find a bootable system on that cd, either its the wrong system or somethin else >I'm wondering where to start trouble shooting. Is there a jumper on >the CD-ROM >that needs to be set (other than the SCSI-ID) in order to allow the machine to >boot from the CD-ROM? no >Other things I've tried are taking out the PRAM battery and hitting the CUDA >button before booting but nothing has worked. how long did you have the battery out and how long the button ? someone else here knew all that very well a while back >I then went to the local neighborhood Mac store and was given a disk >that should >boot ok on this machine. When I insert this disk the machine ejects >it and I get >a diskette in the middle of the screen with a blinking x on it. then it is the wrong diskette, is the diskstation connected properly ? does the cd spin up at all ? is it powered correctly ? and the quadra is not a powerpc machine the quadra is unless upgraded a 68 k machine - you can not get a quadra hd to work in the power pc, it might start up and work for a while though. http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html i may not surely remember all this correctly but i think that 7.5.3 won't work but 7.5.5 will work in the 7500, you can update the diskette - but also download them from apple, I tried to make bootcds with system 7.6 and it did not work, I put 8.1(from the norton 4) on my startup repair disk instead - and then the installer for 7.6 on that one. you could also start up with 8.1 disktools diskette. kenta -- -- 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
