> Does anybody have suggestions regarding why I'm having trouble > upgrading from 8.5.1. to 8.6?
I have struggled with this endlessly, but have gotten it to work on quite a few installations. As I recall, the PB180 (and other PowerBases) seems to refuse to boot from the OS 8.6 CD without an error. Also, if you are able to get it installed, the OS 8.6 itself returns all sorts of goofy errors upon startup. The last few cases I had this problem on were resolved by 1) removing the L2 cache entirely (not favorable tho) and 2) swapping out memory chips (yes, you may need to buy new memory) until I found a combination that worked. In another case, we simply had a defective OS 8.6 CD. Perhaps OS 8.6 is doing some more detailed memory checking or usage and poops out in the PowerBase's logic board configuration. If you are able to get one of the newer OS 8.6 PoCo CDs that had the draggable System Folder, I would suggest trying that. Also, remember to remove the Apple Photo Access extension as there is a conflict that causes PC-formatted floppy disks to freeze the machine. Another quirk specific to the PowerComputing machines. Hope this helps. James -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
