> Subject: [PCI] 8600 boot problem > Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 08:11:42 -0700 > From: "de Runtz, Lars" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Note that you may be able to remake the install disk by copying = > all of its files over to the hard disk(drag the entire disk, so it gets = > copied as a folder). Then you burn the contents of that folder to disk, = > but adding a "Desktop Folder" to it before you burn it, and it should, = > technically, come up as a startup disk, and function like the old one. = > I've done this, and it has worked, but it is a little flakey. This = > worked, when I tried to do an install over the network, or some version = > of Mac OS, but couldn't, and then...after a couple years passed, I had = > lost/misplaced that original CD, I was able to reconstitute it...and = > install on a 7200. > > -Lars Would you say a bit more about the Desktop Folder bit please. It is an invisible file, it does not get transferred by dragging the HD icon over to the blank CD? David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
