Well, actually... it's best not to use any third party drivers with your
hard drives on a MAC. Basically, you should be able to just format
(initialize) them using Drive Set up, and they'll mount. Unless it's a
firewire drive, in some instants, no third party driver is needed for a Mac
Hard Drive. Just install, Format, and it should mount.
If you're having problems with the drive mounting on start, it's probably
because of your jumper settings. Make sure your drive has the correct ID set
up, and that it's jumpers are set to start on hard boot. Check your drive's
manufacturer's website and manuals for jumper settings. Use SCSI probe to
see what your drive Id's are set to and to see which ID is open for the hard
drive you are going to install.
-Alan
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From: PCI PowerMacs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
Of Mike
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 2:38 PM
To: PCI PowerMacs
Subject: Multiple ? on HD Drivers
How can you tell which disk driver(s) is/are being used for your
hard drive(s) ? The drivers supplied with new drives are for PCs so
us older Mac users must rely on Apple or other third party.
How do we know what version of Drive Update to use? Does a new drive
need the newest driver available or are we better off sticking with a
version more suited to our OS, for instance, if you still use 8.6?
Are they stored on ROM or in some secret HD location? When you use
Drive Update or other app to install a new driver, jus' where do it
go? Other hardware drivers can be seen in extensions so they are a
more tangible known quantity. (Makes me feel warm and fuzzy and in
control of my PPC.)
If you are experiencing HD problems (not mounting or booting
correctly, etc.), how can you tell if it is driver related? I would
guess they can get corrupted just like the rest of your data? Seems
to me you need a good driver to get your drive to mount correctly but
you cannot update or replace (reload?) a driver UNLESS your drive is
mounted. Am I wrong about this apparent catch 22?
TIA, Mike
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