Bill wrote " What I'm looking for is one which installs MacOS8.0/8.1 with the proper driver although the HHD I have installed is now an Apple HDD so I am assuming I do not need a non-Apple drive driver, correct? "
That's correct. Any version of OS 8/8.1 should install with the HDD drivers being updated during the initial stages of installation. " The CD-ROM drive on the other hand is another situation and it appears that the only Apple extension that makes it work is the CD-ROM extension that came originally on System 7.6. It is a Teac drive so I do not know whether the FWB Toolkit will fix it or not. Anyone familiar with these HHD and CD-ROM drive issues on the PowerBase? " It should be the same Teac 516s that was the stock CD-Rom in the PowerCenterPros. It's a sweet unit actually. The version of FWB CD-Rom toolkit which came with the PowerComputing 7.5.3 install disks should also work with OS 8.1. If you're caught in the dilemma wherein an Apple OS CD won't drive the Teac, and so you can't boot from an Apple OS8 CD to install the system, you can try this: Boot from the PowerComputing 7.5.3 CD Initialize the HDD into 2 partitions, making the second one at least large enough to take a basic install of OS 7.5.3 plus FWB CDROM toolkit and any useful utilities you have (eg Norton Disk Doctor vers. 3.5.3 or higher) Install the PowerComputing 7.5.3 on the second partition. Select the second partition os the startup system. Reboot and insert any OS8 install CD in the Teac drive Install OS8 on the first partition Insert the PowerComputing CD in the Teac, and install FWB toolkit on the first partition. Select the first partition os the startup system. Book from the first partition Insert any Apple OS8 and install on the second partition over the existing 7.5.3, ignoring the call to udpate the apple CD drivers. Alternately, do a clean install of OS8 on the second partition and then install FWB CDROM Toolkit there too. The side benefit to the above procedure is that future directory problems with the first partition can usually be easily repaired by booting from the second partition via the cmd-opt-shift-delete key combo and applying repair utilities to the first partition from there. -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
