On 28/12/02 at 10:01 am, Bob wrote:

> Thanks anyway. I don't think the hard disk connector has jumped off
> or I assume that the Apple Hardware Test disk would not have reported
> it OK.

Yes; I should have read your mail more thoroughly :-)

> The latest idea, and the only one I haven't tried from the Apple help
> site, is to download a 9.2.1 startup disk onto this working machine,
> burn a CD and hopefully boot from that. The only problem is its a
> nine to ten hour download on this slow Cornish connection! Not sure
> if AOL allows ten hour connections. 

Can you boot from an earlier OS 9 CD that you might have lying around?
If not, and if you're interested, I have a 9.2.1 CD you're welcome to
borrow. I'm about three miles north east of St Austell, between St
Austell and Bugle.
-- 

best wishes

Paul

http://www.paulbradforth.com
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