Tom and all else who replied thanks. I solved it as follows. Tom...you want this fix....better than a 2nd partition:
Apple screwed up on the 9.1 start up disk control panel. Upgrade to 9.2.1, which is NOT what is installed with system 9.2. It is a seperate beast. Here is the url: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120024 This solved it. --- Johnson Reavek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have a 1400 166/64/4gig unit with a sonnet G3 > > > upgrade, and everytime I go to the startup > > > disk selector control panel, the panel quits > with > > a > > > type 3 error. Then, when > > > I restart, the system can't find the start up > > volume > > > on the hard drive and I > > > have to restart from a system cd and reinstall. > > What > > > is going on?!!! Help! It's with system 9.1 > > > > > > Also, since I tried everything, including a zero > > level > > > disk reformat, it continues, which leads me to > > think > > > it's in the ROM? > > > Johnson > > > I have a 1400/166 that has a Sonnet 400 in it and > I > > have had the same > > problems. I also have a 2400 with identical system > > software. The start up > > disk issue does not happen on the 2400. I think > it's > > a OS 9.1 issue and the > > 1400 ROM??? > > So this is what I have done to get around the > > issues: > > I partitioned my 20 gig on the 1400, and installed > > OS 8.6 on a separate > > partition...you can use that start up disk control > > panel to reboot with no > > problems. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch.yahoo.com/u2 -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
