HI all I have just got a 120 Gig FW hard drive from LaCie to back up data. As part of the backing up process, I need to install it on a OS9 machine ( old G3) to be able to retrieve files even from a collection of Jaz disks to be read from a scsi jaz unit attached to the G3 ( yes I know, the digital archeologist in action), plus another large list of CD's .
Point is, well, there are various points I would also like to make this drive bootable,for the event of some major crash, but Drive Set Up only says it is an unrecognised drive and would not format it with Apple Drivers. What do I need to do to install OS9 and make it bootable? Any hints to make this fast and effective? -As has always been reported for other drives of this brand, size would not fit the expectations. I would not care too much for a 120Gig drive to be only 117 from factory specs, as it shows up after inmediate connection to the machine, but it is definitely mentionable that the Finder detects a 111Gb unit, and missing 6 gigs is something I definitely don't like.THe pre-installed utilities only use 40Mb of space which is the only thing resting in the drive as I write . The silverlining Control Panel reads the supposed 117 Gig, but who am I to beleive? How can I make all readings fit into one reasonable measure so I can be certain what space do I actually have available at any moment, and specially when the drive begins filling up? - There is extensive discussion on the Lacie Drives in the archives but most of it covers use under OSX. NOTE: the Lacie quick Guide I have read says, everything is installed in the Drive and I can use it inmediately, but in other areas of the other guide, it says that after mounting the drive on the Desktop, it must be formatted. So far the only thing I 've found is the initialization procedure(again, from the Control Panel), followed by a install of some 40 Mb of data which is already in the Disk, so I see no major reason to use this process to regain the lost space. What can be wong here.? Thanks to the collective knowledge pool in advance Any advise, tips, assistance supplied who can spare me the reading of the 69 page document to just reinvent the wheel will be a highly appreciated, since back ups should start today as part of a strategy for a project. Regards Jorge Parra =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
