I think I have one of those cosmic ironies on hand. I wanted a Color Classic to try and turn into a Takky. Was given one that clearly had been messed around with. Wouldn't boot as it said OS 7.1 would not run on this system. Won't boot from a 7.5 boot disk as it gets a bus error. (This may be the keyboard connection, as I had a few times when it wouldn't boot without unplugging the keyboard.)
So, I set up all the 7.5.3 disks, made a new boot disk and decided to try again. Same thing, only it didn't like the boot disk (said to use Disk Tools 2 instead). So I pulled out an LC520 motherboard & tried that. Was able to boot from the disk, and copy the system folder over from that to fix the hard drive. It will boot on its own with this board in place. Tried to install 7.5.3 and it choked. "What the hell is this?" the installer asked. So I am assuming that I will probably need to hack a bit with I Wish I Were and possibly install 7.6. The board I took out? It's an LC575 from the looks of the boards on the link from Gamba's site. I don't know if this board is useable or not. I'll read up on this, but I am assuming that this is a hardware issue and may not be fixable? Any opinions/ideas would be welcomed. I'll continue to read up on this and plot my next move. It runs nicely with the 520 MO but the OS is so stripped down that it really needs to be reinstalled. Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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
