The patient: S900 w/ Powerlogix 350 G3 running OS 9.1 @ 389MHz, 600 MB ram, 3 2GB SCSI internal hard drives, 2 Seagate Barrcuda 4XLs and the original.
Apparently a momentary power outage corrupted the OS on the start up drive preventing start up. Error message: Finder no start, couldn't initialize system library >>Object Support Lib<< Boot from CD. Couldn't boot from OS 9.1 CD because of conflict between CD ROM Tool Kit and Apple CD ROM drivers, and couldn't access Ext Mgr to turn off the Apple driver. Luckily, I had used the 2nd Seagate HD as a back up of the Seagate primary drive at very infrequent intervals, so I finely unplugged the power connector to the primary drive and the computer found the startup folder on the backup drive and booted! What a relief, I can now talk to you experts! My Q is how best to correct/reinstall the OS on the primary drive without destroying its contents? Can I just reinstall the OS over the corrupted OS, or how else? List wisdom will be greatly appreciated. Bernie -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
