Alan O'Neil wrote:
> Hi list, I am having some troubles with my Classic. I am running System > 6.0.8, and I used Silverlining to partition and format my hard drive. I > also told it to automatically spin the drive down when not in use for > ten minutes. I was just typing up a report on MS Word 5.1 when it needed > to access the HD for a command. The system froze, and gave me the bomb, > "Sorry, a system error has occurred: Illegal instruction". I tried > "g"-ing my way out, but that only resulted in "stack collision with > heap". Is there some other way to spin down the HD without it crashing > every time you attempt to save? It is Silverlining version 5.6.4 that I > used to tell the drive to spin down. Any help? > > ---------------------------------------------- > Alan O'Neil > My Dual-Monitor Mac cost over $8,000 new! HAH! > I've liked Silverlining in the past. Since then I've had troubles with it cooperating with some machines, so I've removed it. I suggest you back up the drive's programs and files and re-format it with an Apple Formatter appropriate to the age of the Mac. Jeff -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
