> > Newcomer here. > > Right now, for the challenge, I am refitting a 630 DOS Compatible. > Originally it was fitted with an IBM 500MB hard drive, System 7.1.2, and > runs Win 3.11 pretty well; it has 68040 processor on the Mac side and a > Cyrix on the PC side; I have maxed out the RAM as well. > > As I understand that it can run higher versions of operating systems, I > imaged the HD on another Mac, then copied the disk image into a 2GB > Seagate drive; I put this Seagate into the 630 and it worked as before, > and then I proceeded with the software update: I upped the OS to 7.6.1 > and it worked well, updating the PC compatibility software to version > 1.6.4 worked well too. > > However, the PC Drive file remained 200MB as previously configured; I > can certainly bring it up to the 1023MB maximum size. I double-clicked > on the drive file to make a PC drive image (named "PC BOOTDISK"), and > copied the files to another drive, unmounted it, then pulled the drive > file to trash. Then I created a new drive file, size it as 1023MB, > mounted the drive and then copied the content of the original back in. > However, I could not switch to PC as it reported that it could not find > the drive. Trashing that abd replacing the original drive file works > fine again, but of course, stuck at 200MB. > > Ultimately I would like the idea of having it running something like Win > 95 (98 might be impossible I presume), but I would certainly appreciate > some help on how to get it fitted out correctly. >
Sam, I assume you tried the PC setup control panel to set the drive size? Iirc, that's where you (ultimately) set it. Keith -- Quadlist 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
