somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 7/19/01 7:35 PM, the entity known
as Kris Feldmann transmitted the following from [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> Recently I was trying to install a new disk into an old Mac and
> ran into a strange problem which I've only heard of up to this
> point (but never actually encountered). Specifically I am trying
> to install a Seagate 4.3GB Cheetah 10,000 RPM drive into a 6100
> (I know, it's not a Duo, but some people have had the same trouble
> while installing disks in Duos... :P). I used my favorite
> formatting tool (MediaFormatter) to create about 5 partitions on
> the disk and initialized them. All the partitions mounted
> successfully. I then shutdown to install a video card so I could
> proceed with installing the OS. When I booted again I got a Sad
> Mac error! Suspecting the video card, I removed it and tried again.
> Same error. I backtracked to the exact configuration with which I
> had initialized the disk, but still the Sad Mac. I've now found
> that if I disconnect the Cheetah it boots fine with almost any
> combination of hardware, but always fails if the Cheetah is attached
> no matter what else I do. Does anyone know what went wrong? More
> importantly, how can I recover from this? I cannot get the machine
> running to even reformat the disk (unless I disconnect the disk,
> which doesn't help).
Two things I can think of. Call support at where you bought it and ask if
they can swap you for another one. OR... If you can get hold of an external
SCSI HD case, put the Cheetah in it and see if you can resurrect it from
someone else's Mac.
BTW, what OS were you planning on using? Do you need to have all those
partitions? (mind you, I'm a big fan of partitioning, but not everybody
needs it.) Also, how new is MediaFormatter? I remember hearing of it, but
that was once or twice, years ago. If you have a friend who has
Silverlining or Hard Disk Toolkit, you might try one of those.
- Eric.
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