on 7/4/04 9:34 PM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 21:12 -0700 04/07/04, J.S. Garrison wrote: >> on 7/4/04 11:02 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Thank you all for the help. The problem was indeed with the floppy >>> drive. I replaced with a working one (thank you Jeff) and it worked. >>> But I only know it worked because the floppy disk was not expelled, >>> and I heard the drive sounds as if the System was being loaded. The >>> screen is now dark. I don't see anything. I might have damage >>> something, maybe the video cable? >>> There are two cables that had to be removed: the disk drive cable and >>> another one, which I suppose is video. This last one was very hard to >>> remove. But after putting it back, it looks just as it looked before. >>> >>> I hope I am forgetting something, as I forgot about the fifth screw. >>> >>> Harold >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> The cable that's so tough to place is the one that runs from the analog >> board to the motherboard. Hard to put it on wrong. There's a gap in the >> connector matching the missing pin on the motherboard. >> >> If it's dark maybe you forgot to put the little end back onto the back of >> the CRT? >> >> Jeff G > > > It was the brightness dial. I had turned it all the way to the "dark > side" by accident, while I was trying to crack open the case :-) > I wrote about this in a previous message. It is working! Thank you. > Now I am trying to get the external HD that came with it to work. The > Plus wouldn't see it. I conected it to a PowerMac 6100. It didn't see > it at first, but after 3 restarts it appeared on the screen. There is > something wrong with it. When I double click on on its icon, instead > of seeing files and folders, I see a lot of garbage characters, as if > it were a document. The HD window then closes quickly and the Finder, > on the 6100, quits unexpectedly. So I don't know what is on this > disk, except for the contents of folder named "Games" which is > outside the HD icon, on the Desktop, and can be opened as usual. > > I am now trying to format it with Silverlining. Is there an option > for hard disk interleave of 3:1? > > Harold ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Some software "senses" the machine it's in, some just has optional settings. It's been years since I've used Silverlining, so I forget if it has that interleave or not. Look around in the program. It should have the option somewhere. Jeff G -- 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
