[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have duplicated the system folder and eliminated everything I > believe is unnecessary and got the folder down to about 80MB. To > check and see if I can boot from it before I switch hard drives, I > have selected the zip as my startup disk and tried to power up and > start from the zip with the 2 GiG hard drive still installed but it > doesn't work. The computer diskette shows up for a brief period > showing that it is looking for the startup disk but after a few > seconds it boots to the 2 Gig Hard drive. Is there a step I am > missing in selecting the zip as my start up disk via the control > panel or will this only work with the 2 Gig Hard drive removed and > the blank drive installed? > > Keith > >
Keith, I'm assuming that the zip drive is bootable (I know that jaz drives are). a) you can hold down command-option-shift-delete at start-up to force the machine to boot off the next partition (which should be the zip) b) you can unplug the 2GB and see if the machine will boot off of the zip c) RISKY: you can remove the system file from the 2GB system folder (to the desktop for example) and see if it will boot off of the zip - This leaves you no fallback except a floppy if it doesn't work however I think that your system folder is not 'blessed'. Check the icon to see if it looks like a system folder and not a regular folder. You can try dragging the System file out of the 2GB system folder, then dragging the system file out of the zip's folder, then replacing the zip file then the 2GB file. There is a utility called System Picker that will bless a certain system folder without all the gymnastics described here, but I can't seem to find it on apple's ftp site. If you're going to change HDs anyway, I would try b above - the HD is undoubtably spinning up before the zip and the rom is loading the blessed system from it before it reads the zip. If it will not boot mail me off list and I can dig you up a copy of System Picker and mail it to you. tom -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
