Wait, you said you "Low Level Formatted" the hard disk? You're never supposed to do that w/ an IDE disk! Although I'm no expert, I understood that if you do this, you destroy data that the disk uses to identify itself and its tracks to your computer (could be wrong here though). (SCSI drives use a LLF to map out bad blocks - IDE drives are supposed to do this dynamically, and since the tracks and related disk data are set by the manufacturer, when you LLF an IDE disk, you corrupt or destroy information needed to safely operate the disk. A LLF on an IDE disk can ruin the disk completely).
That would explain why even when you are booted from a different disk you can't use Starup Disk control panel - it checks for boot sectors on all your installed HDs, and if it finds something it doesn't like on your IDE disk, it might crap out and crash. Out of curiousity, how did you manage to low level format an IDE disk anyway? Disk Setup won't let you do that normally (it hasn't let you LLF an IDE disk for YEARS, since somewhere around System 7.5) - did you have your book in SCSI Disk Mode when you formatted the disK? Peace, Drew -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> "Anyone can fly, all you have to do is throw yourself at the ground and miss." -Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powerbooks@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:powerbooks-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:powerbooks-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
