> Subject: Re: [PCI] MAC 8500 won't boot ==> OS upgrade > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Gang, > Thaks for all the good pointers. I cleaned all the contacts on all > things pluggable and got it to boot from a Zip Drive. Norton Utilities > then found problems on both disk drives which were fixable. > > After fixing, the machine boots from either disk. Did a clean install of > OS 8.5 from the CD I have. > What is the best OS to use on the 8500? It seems to run fine with 8.5 > (before problems I had 8.6.1 -- but don't seem to have the updater left > on the HDs). > > How do I get a copy of the best OS to upgrade from 8.5? > > Thanks > > Gary
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