Tom wrote............... 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) Under the Control Panel, I can select the zip as the startup disk but that doesn't seem to have any effect at all. Tried the "command option shift delete" and no response other than the icon of the diskette with a flashing question mark. I held on for a full minute and got nothing. As soon as I let go, I could hear the hard drive start spinning and it came up shortly thereafter. b) you can unplug the 2GB and see if the machine will boot off of the zip 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. Tried switching system files and it didn't change anything - both system folders look the same, both system files look the same. They have the face of the OS on them. Although each one says it has over 11 MB, when I open them up all I see is a bunch of countries names and a 2K folder size but the whole list sure doesn't add up to over 100 K let alone 11MB. Something sure isn't blessed, anyway. Will try option b tomorrow. Do you/does anybody know the way to hook up the SCSI dock to the C500 in the event option b doesn't work. The zip is hooked into a USB adapter card I installed. Is that a source of a problem recognizing it as a drive? Keith Pendlebury -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
