> >I bought an IBM 6.4 GB HDD to install in my 5300cs 64 MB ram running OS8.6. > >We opened it up, installed the drive, with no problem. The problem came when > >we tried to start up. Started off the OS 8.6 CD with no problem, but the > >drive set up couldn't find the drive. > > Of course a hard drive which was formatted for a PeeCee wouldn't > work in a Mac. I'd try some third party software like FWB, Anubis, LaCie, > etc. to format the drive. You might have to format it in another Mac if it > won't format in the 5300. > Check and see if you're using the absolute latest version of Drive Setup. Sometimes that makes a difference. I've run into some drives that will format if you use a later version. Some however just refuse to format and you'll need another formatting utility as suggested above. I've had success with APS PowerTools for example when Drive Setup failed.
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