Re: 5300 Can't format HDD

2002-06-09 Thread peg
I ran into this exact problem this morning with my 5300cs, swapping out the Apple-branded 500MB drive for a 6GB IBM TravelStar. The Apple Authorised Repair shop didn't notice that the TravelStar had no jumpers on either the slave or the master so nothing he did, made the drive visible. He popp

Re: 5300 Can't format HDD

2002-06-06 Thread Nick O
Thanks! I'll try that with a 3400 I have! Thanks! Nick --- rpadv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > We had the same problem last week with an IBM 6.? > HDD that we were trying to > install in a 5300cs. The only way we finally got it > formatted and working > was put it in a 2300 we have and forma

5300 Can't format HDD

2002-06-06 Thread rpadv
Hi We had the same problem last week with an IBM 6.? HDD that we were trying to install in a 5300cs. The only way we finally got it formatted and working was put it in a 2300 we have and formatting it there. We did that and the drive is working perfectly in my 5300cs now. I hope this helps. Jim