> ... but it would not recognise even though it was pre-formatted? Is it > possible that this hard drive was too new for the computer?
Define "not recognise"? Where did you plug the drive in - in place of the CD-ROM drive or existing hard disc? (correct way) Or as a slave drive on the same cable as an existing drive? (wrong way - won't work on a StarMax) And did you successfully boot off your normal drive or a system CD-ROM and have the new hard disc's icon not show up on the desktop? Or did the machine not boot at all? And what format is the new drive? Mac or PC? The Mac should be able to read either, although if it's PC format you'll want to reformat it anyhow :) But yes, as Todd says, boot from a system CD and go into Drive Setup. The drive should show up in there, and you'll be able to format it, hopefully. I'm curious now as to what I did when I got this - I assume my drive came unformatted - I forget now. Either way, it's a 30 Gb 7200 RPM drive - works fine - just booted from the OS 9 CD and formatted it. I think people have rather bigger drives in StarMaxen than this, too. -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
