At 18:44 +0000 11/22/2002, pdimage.fsnet.co.uk wrote: >Hi, > I just bought three brand new 2 gig wide Barracudas to find that >they are Compaq branded and my int scsi won't mount any of them. My idea >was to hack HD Setup to recognise them and then format them normally but >because they won't mount I can't get the info for hacking. Any ideas >anyone? Scsi Probe can't see them either. Would Virtual PC and Win 98 do >me any good?
Some of the OEM Compaq drives just won't work on the Mac. I don't know why, but I banged my head against one salvaged from a Compaq server several years ago and tried every formatting utility known to Macdom, with no success. That doesn't mean that you're in teh same boat, but it is possible. 2 GB Barracudas may be new in the sense of never being ussed, but they are not new. I don't think Seagate has made a drive that small in quite some time. Are these 32550s? > Also I just installed a G4/400 carrier and zif and now my startup >chimes sound distant and clipped - the card works ok but whassup with the >chimes? Can I fix it? In the spirit of indefinite answers....I have heard that this is normal but do not know for certain. > Also - off target - I have a 8200/120 with the fixed 601 processor >and I'd like to put a 8500 nitro board in it - I know the 7600 board fits >but does a 8500 fit in a 8200? The 8500 and 7600 motherboard have exactly the same form factor, so it should fit. In fact, the 8500 and 7600 (and 7500) are the same circuit board. The 8500 just has a few extra chips soldered in place. You can see the spots in the middle of the top side of the 7500 and 7600 where the chips are not installed. I've heard that the 8600 is actually a different board, but I haven't confirmed that. It should also fit in that case as well. So, the 7200, 7500, 7600, 7300, 8500 and 8600 will all fit in that case. However, the 7300 and 8600 would require a different power supply or would require you to rearrange the connectors on your current power supply. Jeff Walther -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
