> Tivo, if you don't have anything important on the external driver, you > can use Disk Utility to re-initiallise the hardrive and don't forget to > include the drivers for OS 9.
You mean to re-initialize the entire hard drive just for one driver? Is it not just possible to install the driver to OS 9 so that it can read this external drive? I've never done the re-initialization and am a bit reticent unless I can't find an easier, simpler way. BTW, I have an external Firewire 120G La Cie hooked up, and it automatically functions in OSX. I do use OS 9 because I'm writing a lengthy document and I prefer Word from Office 2001 to Office X for this because of abilities with Thesaurus and Spelling that were removed with Office X's Word. I loaded it from an old OS 9 back-up CD. Would my old back-up CDs for OS 9 have the driver? And if so, could I get it from there and use it? Would I find it in the same place as where this CD driver went during installation -- >Systems>extensions? Or would I need the installer to do this? (perhaps I also have it somewhere on the old CDs? I tended to save the installers in the past... Not that I knew why; just paranoid... T -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
