>Look guys, I'm coming from the ugly Windows/DOS world. I don't understand >the need for drivers to install a hard drive whatsoever except for that >brief and ugly period in our "own" history when there was such a thing as >EIDE which I tried to avoid like the plague. :)
But you do use drivers in that world. Most new drives come with install disks and when you do the partitioning etc, that's when it puts in a driver. I'll admit, it's not like the way they work in the Mac universe. > >So, what I'm telling you is that I have no idea what something like >Silverlining does or even why it's necessary. All I know is that the rather >generic looking IBM SCSI drive I tried to put into my 7200/75 wasn't >"recognized" until I used something called "Silverlining". Further, I have >no idea if it only masks the recognition or recognition inhibiting culprit >or screws with other parameters as well. > Here's what happened to me. I innocently chose "update" with FWB disk tools. When I looked at it with another program, it had an apple driver partition AND an FWB driver partition. It wouldn't recognize the Apple driver partition any more, so Norton's wasn't working right. I'm still working through this one, which will may mean reformatting the disk, since I can't seem to get the Apple driver working again. You may be able to take a look at the partitions and see exactly what drivers are installed. 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
