On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 05:06 PM, Mary wrote: > At 4:06 PM -0500 12/1/02, Donald Keenan wrote: > >> When I double clicked on the first icon (thinking that installation >> would more or less just tale care of itself) I got the message that >> there was no system folder and that the installation couldn't continue. > > Hi Donald. > > What OS are you using the floppy drive with? > > I have a VST (aka SmartDisk, I believe) USB Floppy Drive for my iMac. > It was described thusly when I bought it (used): > > "It will read and write to both PC and Mac HD diskettes without > additional software." > > I found that to be true; "plug and play" on OS 9.2.1. (I bought it > second-hand, it did not come with any software, but I was told the > software was available to be d/loaded if I thot I wanted or needed > it. I didn't.) > > So, if yer using a 9 system, don't bother with s/w. If you are using > OS X, maybe that's different. > > You may find this page helpful: > http://www.smartdisk.co.uk/FAQs.asp#12 > click on "USB Products". > > One of the FAQs on that page is this: > "I try to install my USB Floppy Disk software but I get "This > installation requires a system folder on the destination drive." > > Sound familiar? Hope some of this helps. > > Mary > >
Mary: Thanks for all that info! Mine is the Titanium version that I bought from the AppleStore and it seems to imply that I need a driver. In fact, it comes with a cd with an instruction card which instructs the user to insert the cd and to follow the installation instructions. That just resulted in the error message. Interestingly, the link to the FAQ question about the system folder (which was in the error message) is a dead link on their site. Just my luck. Maybe mine is already plugged in. Maybe I should delete the install disk image and see what happens. Can you tell me if you always have a white drive image on your desktop when it's plugged in? Do you have to unplug the disk when not in use? The FAQ suggests that some computers won't start up if the drive if left plugged in. Also, does it take a long time to open up files from the external drive? Is this the nature of a USB connection as opposed to a firewire connection? Once I make a copy of my html files, I'll experiment with opening them up via the disk and I suppose I'll try contact SmartDisk's help desk about the broken link to the FAQ question which applies to my error message. Thanks again. Donald -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
