I think it may HAVE been formatted with FWB tools after all. Last 2 gig drive I had, I transferred all the files to my bigger 18 gig drive, formatted the smaller drive under OS 9, and transferred everything back. This was before the drives got fried.
This time, though, the hard drive was preformatted with FWB tools. And using the ResEdit hack on the Apple DVD/CD extension (even though it was a copy) must have really screwed everything up. The copy of OS 9.1 I used to install on the S900 was a backup CD I burned. The original somehow got left back in UT when I came back from there and it never got shipped back to me. I would've gone up to the Mac store to have this problem fixed, but the Mac store here went out of business, so I'm SOL. Fortunately, I did two things that may help make sure this problem doesn't happen again. 1. I bought an Apple CD-ROM. 2. I bought an Apple hard drive with 8.6 preinstalled. I sure hope THAT will solve the problem. I'll just make sure not to do anything that stupid again. BTW. Is the XClaim VR 128 card better than the Rage II/DVD or is it the other way around? (not that it matters, because I'm getting a PCI Radeon card as soon as money permits). thanks for all your help, peeps. ( : --- Pastor Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Saturday, April 17, 2004, at 09:24 AM, Paul > Corsa wrote: > > > Now you have me confused. An OTC Apple OS Disk > should work in any CD > > drive. The drive just won't have CD drivers once > the Apple CD is > > removed. Put your Apple Install Disc in the CD and > it should work, > > once you have installed a system on a hard drive > use the CD driver > > Syble sent you to replace the one in the Apple > installed System and > > you should be good to go. Now, if you haven't told > thw whole story- if > > you have both a non apple CD and a non-Apple hard > drive, the the Apple > > software will not install without third party > drivers, but this is > > another issue. It is covered in the archives of > the SM list. Paul C > > Excellent addition that I hadn't remembered. If > hard drives were > formatted with a 3rd party driver, that driver would > badly conflict > with an Apple driver that would be automatically > installed upon a > system install. Is the HD formatted with a FWB > driver? If so, we may > be getting quite warm finding the gremlin. > Pax, > > Pastor Mac > On OS X > > > -- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ===== "Tomboys don't wear pink.." -jal __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
