how-do all, pickle previously posted: >Check the PRAM batteries; if the PRAM battery dies, the Startup Disk >control panel setting will be erased and the Mac can "forget" what its >System disk is. > >Try holding cmd-opt-shift-delete to see if that can get them to recognise >the HD as the startup disk, assuming nothing happened to corrupt the drive. > >p Back in July when I first got hold of my IIfx, I tried swapping internal drives with my se30. Got quite a scare when the result was two drives that wouldn't boot either machine- so got out my Norton disks, after booting off the floppy, and running Disk Do ctor, I could mount the hard drive, but no way would it boot off it, depite a blessed Sys. folder. Same deal using silver lining to mount the drive... you know the story- trying this and that, you know it oughta work, but it won't... Finally, I had second thoughts about the system clock telling me it was february in the distant future: If the PRAM stores hardware clock info. something is pretty screwy if its telling me 2018 or whatever... I guessed the PRAM must have something to do w ith the boot problem. The solution was to boot with the Network Access Disk, so as to have Sys.7 to run Tech Tool. (my Norton's are 6.x) Zapped the PRAM, and rebooted- right off the HD. I guess the two machines having different SCSI screwed up the boot parameters.? peace, scb -- -- Scott Barber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- "As far as anyone can determine, John Henry was hired as a steel-driver for the C&O Railroad, a wealthy company that was extending its line from the Chesapeake Bay to the Ohio Valley..." - John Henry: The Man; Facts, Fiction and Themes -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.binhost.com/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
