>....Last night I put the RAM in, rebooted from the 8.6 CD >and verified that it saw the RAM. (By the way, when >booting off the CD, it would say that the disk was >unreadable and it wanted to Initialize it.) Next I >decided to try and reinsatll the OS. I tried running >the install from the desktop, first, but, of course, >since it didn't initialize the disk, I couldn't see >the disk to install to....
Excuse me, but I thought the 8.6 disk was not a full system but - like 8.1 - only an update of 8.5? Anyway, if I were you I would run Norton or Techtool on the 3400 c, either from CD or from in disk mode via SCSI form a desktop Mac (it COULD also be your CD that has problems..) Christopher Denmark -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
