Hi all, my Mac and me are still in trouble.
Because there wasn't a single reply to my earlier posting, which is unusual on the vintage list, I take the liberty of reposting it. For a year now, I have a second HD 1 GB Quantum (RZ26L) next to my 7.1 IIci, as a storage drive. Now, I can't properly mount it anymore. Details: 1. It has been formatted with Disc Manager Mac 2.24. It has been intensively used, until recently always correct. But 3 months ago, I installed 7.5.5 on it , so I could run some programs I needed. I'd simply change startup disk, which worked. But at shutdown, under 7.5.5, running from the external, it now froze. End of game the hard way, that usually meant. 2. The Mac freezes during startup when the external is already on. Using a system 6 resque floppy disk, the Mac does not freeze and Disc Manager Mac sees the drive on ID 0 and can write a new driver. When, after restart, I switch on the drive and the system 6 reque disk attempt to mount it, it gives "this disk need minor repairs". After OK, it rattles for a minute and freezes. Restart, back into DMM: "SCSI ID 1 -no driver". And so on. 3. The 7.1 'first aid' disk turns V - E - R - Y slow once the external comes in, but does not completely freeze and actually decides to do a desktop rebuild! A stunning 32 hours that takes... Quite interesting but utterly useless, because after restart, it becomes clear that it was all in vain: same problems as under 2. I know I'm a moron, forgetting regular maintenance, but what can I do to recover my precious documents? IOW: H E L P !! -mart -- 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.org/> 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
