Thanks, Richard! Scott Birdwell
----- Original Message ----- From: "R.W. Tarbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:45 PM Subject: Re: J700 scsi and RAM > Scott, > If you made the floppies simply by "drag" copying them from the hard disc, it is quite likely that the first floppy did not get properly identified as a start-up disk. You need to use a utility, I think it is called Disk Copy (I have not used it in a while). The utility comes free with all macintosh system software -- look for it on your C500. > > Unless I am mistaken, the first floppy is a start-up disk. > > Good Luck, > > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Oct 28, 2003 9:50 AM > To: "R.W. Tarbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: SuperMac List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: J700 scsi and RAM > > From: Richard Tarbell: > > There is no reason, if you have a good floppy, that a bad hard disk > should prevent you from booting from floppy. Even if there were no hard disk > at all, the computer should boot up on a good floppy with the proper OS on > it. Just to make sure your floppy is good, try booting up your C-500 with > it. > > I tried booting my C-500 with the OS 7.5 (part 1 of 19) and it ejected it, > too. I can open it on my C-500 and my eMac (once they're already booted) > and they show the icon, so I know the floppy is "good." I'm wondering, > though, should any computer boot from an install disk or does it need to be > a boot disk? I'm going to try your advice and remove the RAM sticks and see > if I can get anywhere. Thanks, again. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
