I am having the same problem, i can boot from the 7.5.5 floppy, but it can't find the hdd. I am using an ide hdd.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Gordon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "SuperMacs List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 5:15 AM Subject: Re: [SM] Problems with hd > Well ummm thanks but im using the original software that was supplied with > it 7.5.3 i think and i have only one hd installed but when i get to the > desktop from booting from the cd rom it doesnt find the hd when i go to the > old drive setup app it sees the hd but claims it is unsupported and wont > iniliaize it. > > Im not brave enough to try osx on it, might try 8 or 9 if i can get it to > see the damn hd > > Thanks for the help so far Mekavich. > > Brian > > <br><br><br>>From: Mekavich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>>Reply-To: > "SuperMacs List" <[email protected]><br>>To: > "SuperMacs List" > <[email protected]><br>>Subject: Re: [SM] Problems with > hd<br>>Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 01:10:35 -0700 (PDT)<br>><br>>1. if it > boots up, do you mean that you get to the<br>>desktop? if so, then you've > got a working hard drive.<br>>do u see the OSX screen or the happy smiley > preOSX<br>>screen?<br>><br>>2. or do you have a good hard drive but > trying to get<br>>the umax to see these?<br>><br>>3. what OS are > you booting up from? and from which<br>>drive?<br>><br>>4. you have > 3 hard drives, how are they connected? all<br>>scsi? external? internal? > ATA?<br>><br>><br>>--- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote:<br>><br>> > Hi,<br>> ><br>> > I had been given > an old umax mac clone a few years<br>> > ago and I just shoved > it<br>> > away in the loft till yesterday I came across the<br>> > > scsi (not sure on spelling<br>> > for it) so I dug out the three > hard drives I had got<br>> > for it off another<br>> > friend > and set them up but when it finally boots up<br>> > (used to mac os x > being<br>> > so much quicker lol) it doesn't show any of the > hd's<br>> > and when I load the hd<br>> > utility it says the hd > is unsupported any advice<br>> > from you guys would be<br>> > > great fully appreciated.<br>> ><br>> > Thanks once again<br>> > ><br>> > Brian<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/><br>> > > and...<br>> ><br>> > Small Dog Electronics > http://www.smalldog.com |<br>> > Refurbished Drives |<br>> > > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] |<br>> > & > CDRWs on Sale! |<br>> ><br>> > Support Low End > Mac<br>> > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html><br>> > ><br>> > SuperMacs list info:<br>> > > <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml><br>> > --> AOL > users, remove "mailto:"<br>> > Send list messages > to:<br>> > <mailto:[email protected]><br>> > To > unsubscribe, email:<br>> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>> > For digest > mode, email:<br>> > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>> > Subscription > questions:<br>> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>> > > Archive:<br>> > ><br>><http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/&; gt;<br>> > ><br>> ><br>> > ><br>>---------------------------------------------------------------< br>> > > iPod Accessories for Less<br>> > at 1-800-iPOD.COM<br>> > > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal<br>> > www.1800ipod.com<br>> > ><br>>---------------------------------------------------------------< br>> > ><br>> > ><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>>________________________________ __<br>>Discover > Yahoo!<br>>Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. > Check it > out!<br>>http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html<br>><br>><br>>-- <br>>SuperMacs > is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and...<br>><br>> Small > Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |<br>> > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on > Sale! |<br>><br>> Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html><br>><br>>SuperMacs > list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml><br>> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"<br>>Send list messages to: > <mailto:[email protected]><br>>To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>>For digest mode, > email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>>Subscription > questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]><br>>Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/><br>>< br>><br>>------------------------------------------------------------- --<br>>iPod > Accessories for Less<br>>at 1-800-iPOD.COM<br>>Fast Delivery, Low > Price, Good > Deal<br>>www.1800ipod.com<br>>---------------------------------------- -----------------------<br>><br> > > > > -- > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 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