Jane, do you have a backup image of your system? What you write sounds like it's damaged:
1. the OS 9 drivers are there and I have started up in 9 before. But it will NOT start up in 9 now. I even had to run Disk Warrior to get it back to boot in 10.4. Everything else is working just fine. 2. I am using a LaCie USB external floppy drive that I have used on this computer before. I would try that floppy drive on another Mac to see if it works there -- but I guess you can't or you have tried that already. And back up your data; the internal harddisk may need formatting or replacement. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list