>Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 22:11:59 -0800 >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hi all. > >I have a Performa 636 who's hard disk failed (finally). It had OS 7.5.3 = >on >it. I replaced it with the smallest IDE drive I had - a 13 GB Quantum >Fireball, but OS 7.5.x wouldn't initialize the drive successfully. > >I just received a copy of MacOS 8.1, and I booted the CD and initialized = >the >drive and installed 8.1 onto a single standard 13 GB partition (the = >notes on >the CD say that 68k based Mac's can't start from a HFS+ partition). > >When I remove the CD and reboot, I get a ? Mac - it can't find anything = >to >boot from. Does anybody have any ideas what I am doing wrong, or can = >point >me in the direction of what to do? > >Thank you! > >--> Russ
I'm not remembering the source, but I recall long ago hearing some comments on this list that there is a 2 gig limit for hard drive size OR partition size. It seems to me that it was a limit based on using Apple software to partition a drive on the 68 k processor machines ....I 'think' before system 8.1 I seem to recall that if you get away from the Apple software and / or get up to 8.1 that might relieve that issue and perhaps allow you to make larger partitions or use larger drives. YMMV. Don -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
