try Command Period several times. Hold for long time. Do yoy get out of the cycle?
--- Brent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/6/03 4:52 AM, "williamd" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I recently purchased this unit from a local thrift > shop and am happy to > > find it in fine working order except for this one > small problem. When I > > attempt to shutdown from the menu in System 7.1 I > get a pop-up saying > > "Please insert the disk: (name of hard drive)." > Seems it wants me in insert > > a floppy I do not have in order to shut down? > Anything short of physically > > pulling the plug results in a restart. Could > someone please enlighten me on > > the proper way to shut down this unit, and/or what > may be the problem? > > Thanks much for any info. > > I was just playing with a LC and came across a > similar thing. If you use > the keystrokes to eject a floppy it will leave a > ghost of the floppy on the > desktop. If you see one try dragging it to the > trash. You could also try > rebuilding the desktop. > > It has been so long since I used with System 7 that > I do not remember how > to get out of your situation, short of reinstalling > the OS. > > Brent > > > -- > 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> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > 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 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
