Re: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- Steve Alessi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday, Jul 4, 2004, at 08:54 US/Pacific, Haroldo > Mauro Jr. wrote: > > > I have two other compacts (512 & SE) > > You might want to try connecting the external drive > to the SE. If it > works, make sure you backup anything on the external > yo

Re: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-05 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- "Haroldo Mauro Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I forgot to mention I am having a hard time trying > to open the Plus. > I have two other compacts (512 & SE) which I've > opened many times > effortlessly. But this one... I think it has never > been opened > before. I've removed the screws,

Re: Mac Plus found System Folder but lost video (was: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume)

2004-07-04 Thread J.S. Garrison
on 7/4/04 11:02 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thank you all for the help. The problem was indeed with the floppy > drive. I replaced with a working one (thank you Jeff) and it worked. > But I only know it worked because the floppy disk was not expelled, > and I heard the driv

Re: Mac Plus found System Folder but lost video (was: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume)

2004-07-04 Thread Haroldo Mauro Jr.
At 19:56 +0100 04/07/04, Daniel Kendell wrote: ... The screen is now dark. I don't see anything. I might have damage something, maybe the video cable? Do you have anything attached to the SCSI chain? I find with my plus that when there is something attached to it, it does something along those l

Re: Mac Plus found System Folder but lost video (was: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume)

2004-07-04 Thread James Rice
I've never had an issue with my Plus and SCSI. I boot mine from a SCSI drive, have an external Apple SCSI CD-ROM drive attached and use an Asan te EN/SC SCSI to ethernet adapter. No problems as long as you watch your termination and cabling. James http://www.vzavenue.net/~jrice54/classiccomp2

Re: Mac Plus found System Folder but lost video (was: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume)

2004-07-04 Thread Daniel Kendell
Thank you all for the help. The problem was indeed with the floppy drive. I replaced with a working one (thank you Jeff) and it worked. But I only know it worked because the floppy disk was not expelled, and I heard the drive sounds as if the System was being loaded. The screen is now dark. I d

Mac Plus found System Folder but lost video (was: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume)

2004-07-04 Thread Haroldo Mauro Jr.
Thank you all for the help. The problem was indeed with the floppy drive. I replaced with a working one (thank you Jeff) and it worked. But I only know it worked because the floppy disk was not expelled, and I heard the drive sounds as if the System was being loaded. The screen is now dark. I d

Re: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-04 Thread Haroldo Mauro Jr.
At 09:35 -0700 04/07/04, Steve Alessi wrote: On Sunday, Jul 4, 2004, at 08:54 US/Pacific, Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote: I am having a hard time trying to open the Plus Don't forget about the screw under the battery compartment. Thank you all for reminding me. That's all it was needed. It's now open and

Re: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-04 Thread J.S. Garrison
on 7/4/04 8:54 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> At 08:15 -0700 04/07/04, J.S. Garrison wrote: >>> >>> The problem's gonna lie in a dirty or malfunctioning floppy drive. >>> If you can get one, replace the floppy drive. OR, dismantle the existing one >>> partially and clean

Re: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-04 Thread J.S. Garrison
on 7/4/04 8:41 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 08:15 -0700 04/07/04, J.S. Garrison wrote: >> on 7/4/04 7:19 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> A friend just gave me a Mac Plus. It came with an external HD. First >>> I tried to start from a

Re: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-04 Thread Ken
My Reply follows quote. On 04/07/2004 08:54 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >>At 08:15 -0700 04/07/04, J.S. Garrison wrote: >>> >>>The problem's gonna lie in a dirty or malfunctioning floppy drive. >>>If you can get one, replace the floppy drive. OR, dismantle the existing one >>>partially and clean a

Re: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-04 Thread Steve Alessi
On Sunday, Jul 4, 2004, at 08:54 US/Pacific, Haroldo Mauro Jr. wrote: I have two other compacts (512 & SE) You might want to try connecting the external drive to the SE. If it works, make sure you backup anything on the external you want to keep. Then reformat the external and install new syste

Re: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-04 Thread Haroldo Mauro Jr.
At 08:15 -0700 04/07/04, J.S. Garrison wrote: The problem's gonna lie in a dirty or malfunctioning floppy drive. If you can get one, replace the floppy drive. OR, dismantle the existing one partially and clean and lube it. I forgot to mention I am having a hard time trying to open the Plus. I hav

Re: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-04 Thread Haroldo Mauro Jr.
At 08:15 -0700 04/07/04, J.S. Garrison wrote: on 7/4/04 7:19 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, A friend just gave me a Mac Plus. It came with an external HD. First I tried to start from a floppy. So I inserted over a half a dozen startup floppies, all 800k or 400k with sever

Re: Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-04 Thread J.S. Garrison
on 7/4/04 7:19 AM, Haroldo Mauro Jr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > A friend just gave me a Mac Plus. It came with an external HD. First > I tried to start from a floppy. So I inserted over a half a dozen > startup floppies, all 800k or 400k with several different System > versions, from 4

Mac Plus doesn't find startup volume

2004-07-04 Thread Haroldo Mauro Jr.
Hi, A friend just gave me a Mac Plus. It came with an external HD. First I tried to start from a floppy. So I inserted over a half a dozen startup floppies, all 800k or 400k with several different System versions, from 4 to 6.0.8. All floppies were expelled, preceded by question mark and with a