it is a PCI Powermac!--- Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wrong list > send an email to > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > but yes your right it shouldn't be that hard > > Al > > Visionary wrote: > > > > I've braved CP/M, Dos, Netware, Windows and now, > Linux, all the while being > > told that Macs were the "user friendly" > alternative. So, when my newly > > acquired 7200/75's hard drive went south, I didn't > hesitate for a moment > > before diving in to swap it out for a new one > myself. How hard could it > > possibly be on the friendliest computer known to > mankind? > > > > Well, I'm here to tell you it may look "friendly", > but it's far from > > straight-forward! I acquired a new, non-machine > specific Mac OS 8.1 CDRom, > > an IBM 2gb SCSI and for good measure, a Seagate > Barracuda 9gb SCSI drive as > > well. Low and behold, *neither* drive is > "supported" in my Mac and as far as > > I can tell, there are no utilities on the CDRom to > remedy the situation. > > > > Would somebody care to enlighten a poor, wayfaring > stranger? I gather there > > must be some sort of low-level format or some such > in non-friendly jargon > > required, but I'm at a loss as to what such a > utility might be called or > > where to find it. My best guess was "drive > set-up", but alas, that doesn't > > seem to be all that is needed. > > -- > 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 >
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