I should have said that the update to 7.6.1 was done over 4 years ago and the machine has run flawlessly up to now. The internal drive has been getting noisier over time. I think the problem began when we had a brief power outage, so maybe something was screwed up when the power came back on. I'll have to check if it's an Apple drive. I believe the drive was upgraded from the original. I'm fairly sure that it was formatted with Apple software.
I used to be fairly good with Macs, but have been away from them for several years now. I need baby steps. Where is the setup utility? Nothing I've tried so far will recognize the drive at all. Vanessa At 11:29 AM 01/06/2004 -0800, you wrote: >Vanessa, > >Sounds like the wrong version of 7.6.1 has been installed. If the HD >was moved from another Mac that maybe the problem. > >Pop the lid on the LCIII. Check the markings on the HD - is it an Apple >drive? If it's not, or if it is, and has been reformated with a third >party driver, then you can't use the Apple HD setup. I've used Lido7 >(downloaded from the web somewhere) or one of the FWB products. > >Did you actually try the Apple HD setup utility? You can see if it will >recognize the drive, without actually reformating it. > >John > > >On Tuesday, January 6, 2004, at 10:03 AM, Vanessa Stern wrote: > >> I have an LCIII that won't boot up. I don't get the flashing question >> mark, I get a message that says "The startup disk will not work on this >> Macintosh model. Use the latest installer to update this disk for this >> model." I can get it to book up using the system tools disk, but >> cannot >> access the hard drive to run disk first aid. I can access the >> external HD. >> I have the original System 7.1 disks that came with the machine, but >> the >> machine was upgraded to System 7.6.1 by my former employer and I do not >> have copies of those disks. I do not have any disk repair utilities, >> but >> have a neighbor who may have something - haven't asked him yet. I >> don't >> think there's anything on the HD that I need to get at, so if I have to >> reformat, I don't think that will be a problem. >> >> I posted this problem on Usenet and received a response that said it >> sounds >> like the driver file has been trashed. That person suggested using >> disk >> first aid, but as stated above, it does not recognize the hard drive >> to do >> this. >> >> Suggestions on what to do? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Vanessa >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > >-- >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 > -- 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
