I have a UMAX C500 240 with 144 meg memory, a 20 gig hard drive, with no partitions, as well as a Macintosh 16 inch color display monitor. I have a USB card with software, an Iomega Zip Drive, and an Epson Stylus Color 600 printer. I'm trying to upgrade to OS 8.6 so that I can use an hp deskjet 5550 printer and hook up my hp photosmart 318 digital camera.
Everything was running smoothly on 8.1 - then, I attempted to upgrade and this is where it all fell apart. For three weeks I've been battling this demon and getting no where ...... all that happens once 8.5 and subsequently 8.6 are installed is one error message after another and continual crashes. Also, the CD Rom will not work any longer ...... I've tried to load the CD-Rom Toolkit (I have the installer on a Zip disk) but it asks for 'personalization', which I do, but it will not recognize the numbers from the back of the original system disk ...... these are the identification numbers it asks you to put in. I'm now wondering if upgrading my UMAX to 8.6 is impossible ...... could it be that its 'innards' are just not compatible with this Apple upgrade? I'd be most grateful for any help anyone can offer. Rus Bain -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
