--- Dan Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/30/03 3:04 AM, Dave Lee posted: > > >I did leave out one fairly crucial bit of information. When I put the IBM > >Ultrastar 7200rpm drive in the Q605, it did sometimes give me the message > >"This Startup Disk will not work on this computer. A Power PC based > >computer is required to startup from this disk." > > The Mac OS was installed on a Power Mac, and whoever did so didn't select > the option to install a universal or "FAT" system that can support both > Quadras and Power Macs. > > It has nothing to do with the variety of SCSI being used.
Actually I installed the OS with the Quadra 605, but it may have been formatted on a Power PC. And at first it didn't have any problems with booting up, no sad mac. I since re-initialized it with Silverlining with two 2gb partitions. Still no luck. Dave ===== " Happiness often sneaks through a door you didn't know you left open." - John Barrymore __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- 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> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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
