Cliff: I've got one I use at work to back up CDs on. I've got OS 9 on my PB 3400, and the drive works fine and will boot the machine. I don't know about 8.6. Of course, I have 144mb RAM in my PB 3400, which makes a difference in running 9.
Have you tried using Drive Setup? That's what I did. G Cliff Rediger wrote: > Fabian, > > I received one of those IBM 8 gig external PCMCIA HDs for my 3400 > running 8.6. > > When I try to erase it (and presumably format it as a Mac) I do not get > a Mac formating option? > > It receives and stores Mac files OK, but I'd like to use it as a backup > start up disk. Is this possible? > > Thanks for your help > > Cliff > -- 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:[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
