[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In a message dated 1/15/05 Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ><< All right, but this Mac OS-compatible doesn't have 512-byte sectors, so >says Drive Setup on the Mac OS 8 CD, so therefore I can't modify it. Is there >any kind of workaround, say an extension or maybe a jumper on the drive (4.3 >GB >SCSI-2, ASP 2.1.2 reports it as a IBM DGHS04Z)?>> >----------------------------------------- > >Definitely check all support info or manuals you can find. If it turns out >not to be a jumper setting have you tried any other hard drive formatting >utilities? > >Lido is Freeware and is comparable to OS 8 Drive Setup 1997 time frame. >http://www.euronet.nl/users/ernstoud/lido7.html > It wasn't a jumper setting--I tried every single jumper setting; no combinations, though, I only had one jumper. I downloaded Lido and loaded it. It reported the drive being twice as large as it actually was. Still, I tried to format the drive and it crashed. I had to force quit it and restart.
Turns out I really resource-forked something up big time. Now Drive Setup said "there was no disk in the drive." Lido would bounce back SCSI error 05 on every operation. I dediced to mess around in Lido, see what that would do. I changed the interleave factor from a "default" 0:1 to 1:1, played around a bit more, and eventually had to force quit a hung Lido and restart. Surprise, surprise, the disk now had 512-byte sectors (it originally had 1K sectors)! After a required low-level format in Drive Setup, the disk was ready to go! I formatted it HFS+ and copied over my old disk. It's working great now! I ran Drive Setup's Test Disk function and Lido's Verify Test with no errors. I don't know what happened, but thanks! -- Colin -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
