Hi Folks, Using a 160 Meg non-Apple Rom HDD, I am able to run OS 8.1. The trick seems to be that the original 7.6. Disk Tools floppy recognizes this drive and not the original 1.3 Gig (Apple Rom). Neither is the latter recognized by an 8.1 PPC Disk Tools floppy with a fresh install of either 8.1 or 8.5. I conclude that the original 1.3 Gig (running extremely hot and causing other components to run very hot also) is dying or dead.
In order to avoid boot problems with the 160 Meg, I keep the Pb in sleep mode. Booting from a cold start is very tricky, and may require 5 reboots. I use the 7.6 floppy to delete Finder prefs and/or select Start Up disk to speed up a cold boot. 8.1 allows iCab 2.9.2 (and maybe 2.9.5) and that is why I am (still) using this machine. Best George __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- 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
