David Klaus wrote: > If you were only able to format the drive to 8.4 GB, >then the problem would be a configuration jumper that needed to be >pulled, so there may be something else I don't know about. The bad >news is you will probably need a PC and debugging/setup software to >diagnose the problem and fix the incorrect information. The good >part about a Mac is Apple has buried all of this for the average >user, the bad part is that there are no diagnostic tools to get at >the information when you really need it. >
A recent experience I had involved a 40 gig Barracuda IDE drive/SCSI bridge pulled from an 8500 where it crashed and couldn't be remounted. My normal procedure is to mount it to a PC where I perform low level format, except that it would show no more than 5.9 GB no matter how I repeatedly reformatted it. Intuitively I reattached the SCSI bridge and installed it to a 7600. Drive Setup could see and initialize it as 38.4 GB. Charlie -- 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
