> Hi I really need your help with my power book 520. > I have an external 9gb drive with 8.0 on it. I wanted to > reinstall my PB 8.1 with the 8.0 > and then upgrade to 8.1 everyone with me so far? > I booted to my external 8.0 and wiped my PB drive clean. > I installed the 8.0 and 8.1 on my PB. I then went to > start disk and this time told it to > boot from my PB instead of the external. > > When my PB starts I get the little Mac icon and then > Wham, yes wham! I get the following: > " This start up disk will not work on this Macintosh > model. use the latest installer to update > this disk for this model" > > Hmm now what do I scrap her? say no, is there a "hard > kill for this hard drive? then I could > get 7.5 on floppy and reload it? I don't think it will > see a floppy, is there a mac boot/repair > floppy out there? I have spent three months and $250 to > get this "free" laptop up and > I love it now, Ya it's slow, has no hard drive space, > Black and white display, but I really love > it! I can only check my web based email on it but I > really have grown attached to it. Please > help me aughgh! > Thanks > Dave > "there is such a blurred line between obsession and a > addiction" > > --
I have a 520 with ony 4 megs of ram. It won't load 8.0 or 8.1 without more ram. It loads 7.5.3 fine, which can be downloaded - so DON'T throw it away!! -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
