Hi David.....
--- David Klaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Ok, I'm going to assume we are talking about a SCSI HD. First >question is did the computer ever work with the HD. Second >question, is how was the HD formatted, using Apple's HD setup or a >third party product? Is this the original HD or a replacement unit >you are using. When I first brought the computer home, I hooked up a monitor, keyboard, etc. and pressed the power button and....it started! You could have seen my smile for miles! I hobbled around like a blind man, looking at this and that, to see what had already been installed. Through my meanderings I found that it had a small (which would have been more than ample, during its initial release) 2gb harddrive, 64mb of RAM and lotsa other software (virtual pc - win31, for instance) and OS 8.5. Not wanting to mess anything up, I powered it down. The following morning I tried to start it and here came the flashing question mark on the screen. After downloading and printing the specs manual, I went through each area of the computer to troubleshoot my problem and did what was suggested with varying results. >Were the replacement HD's suppose to >work with Apple's HD setup? FWIW, Smalldog electronics is having a >garage sale, and I noticed a number of Apple ROM'd SCSI HD's in their >list. These drives should install in any Mac and be recognized as a >valid HD for formatting by Apple's tools. If the replacement HD's >you tried were not correctly setup, then that would prevent them from >having the OS installed on them. They should have at least shown up >in Apple's drive setup, even if they were listed as 'Not Supported'. The hard drive I attempted to start the 9500, after getting the original hard drive to do what was supposed to be normal, came from a 7200/120 and a 7500/100....both, of which, I know were good and properly terminated as I had bought them from the university and they were working fine and still worked when I reinstalled them back into the computers from where they came. So, you think that the cables just may be the culprit? I would like to get this system going and possibly upgraded, if it is at all possible. Thanks again! Donald _____________________________________________________________ Are you a Techie? Get Your Free Tech Email Address Now! Visit http://www.TechEmail.com _____________________________________________________________ Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get [EMAIL PROTECTED] w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag -- 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
