At 11:08 -0400 on 15/07/01, Hardy Menagh wrote:
> I installed a new (used) 540mb HD in my LC III. This was purchased
>online from a company who specifically mentioned LC IIIs and other older
>Macs as being able to use their reformatted drives. The unit is a
Sounds to me like the geniuses in the service department...
>Seagate (Conner) 5400rpm and made for IBM. I Installed it and the system
>wouldn't recognise it. I booted from a Zip drive with OS 7.6 and a few
>utilities. The SCSI Probe listed it correctly but when I clicked Mount,
>the message said "The large volume connected to your computer cannot be
>used because a 68040 or PowerPC CPU is required for volume sizes larger
...formatted it as HFS Plus. SCSI Probe is wrong in its *reason* for the
error, but it's right in that a 68040 or PPC is required for HFS Plus
access.
> Ok, so I ran Norton Disk Editor, started weeding through the code and
>found some OS 8.1 elements on the disk, also some text Telling me that
>in order to load 7.5 - 7.6.x, I would need either another drive with
>8.1, or another computer with 8.1. I don't have these available to me. I
Bingo. HFS Plus for sure.
>could use Norton to wipe the disk but I'm guessing that it still won't
>be recognised by the system. Am I correct about this?
Probably not. Don't use Norton, though; use HD SC Setup. If you need a
copy, it's in the FAQ. Hopefully you already have it.
> My main question is, is there any relatively cheap way to get this
>disk to work with my LC III? Bear in mind that I am currently only on
>line with a WebTV (insert a stream of blue language) and can't download
>anything. The only option I can see right now is to eat the postage both
Ah. Hrm...who wants to send this guy a floppy with HD SC Setup on it?
>ways and pay a 15% restock fee. This company has been no help in the
>Tech Support area. I have a working IIsi with a 240mb HD if that can be
What OS does it have on it? Does it have HD SC Setup on the HD anywhere?
Or any other disk formatter?
p
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