Hi Mekavich, Thanks for that I might just go for the ata controller Im guessing ebay would be a fairly good place to look lol
And as far as I know the drives are empty or at least I hope they are lol never know with friends lol Thanks once again On 11/6/05 6:14 pm, "Mekavich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > you know brian, > > it just might be one of those drives that is > unsupported since it came from a PC. have u tried > goggling the drive for the manufacturer and the specs > if they're out there? > > all i know about scsi each they each need a unique id > and one of them needs to be terminated. i mean, as > long as your computer can at least see the drive to > say it's not supported, probably means your just > running into a brick wall over and over. > > i'm thinking 3 things. > > 1. you want to get the s900 to a usable condition. > well, i think a good ata controller card (not the > sonnet ATA-100) and a cheap IDE drive will solve ur > problems. > > 2. if you want to see if the s900 works, it does, just > not on that drive. > > 3. if you want to see what's on that drive, well, > hehehe.. good luck! > > --- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hey Mekavich, >> >> I have spent the last 30 mins fiddling with the scsi >> id and found out that >> the hd was set to the same as the cd rom so I >> changed the hd but its still >> registering as not supported, I also did as you >> suggested and tried my os 9 >> disk :o( that didn't even find the hd to say it was >> unsupported :o( >> >> I'm just going to try writing the os 7.5.5 disk with >> that scsiprobe included >> as I don't have a floppy drive on my ibook curses to >> mac for getting rid of >> it lol >> >> Anyway if you have any other ideas they'd be great >> thanks >> >> Brian >> >> >> On 11/6/05 8:10 am, "Mekavich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> hey brian, >>> >>> i'm curious, how big is that hard drive? i mean it >>> sounds old, and old means small, and small means >>> there's not much you can put on it. >>> >>> anways, have u tried booting from an OS 9 or 8 CD? >>> perhaps the newer HD utilities on those CDs can >> read >>> your scsi drive. i don't have too great of a >> knowledge >>> on that. and if you are using the Umax System 7 >> CD, i >>> think there's FWD harddisk toolkit on it, i don't >>> remember. that program is pretty handy. it's in >> one >>> of those folders.... extras or goodies or >> utilities. >>> it's been years. >>> >>> i recall another goodie.. umm.. scsiprobe or >> something >>> that'll mount drives. i'm not sure if >> versiontracker >>> keeps that old stuff, maybe tucows.com might have >> it. >>> oh hell, i just typed scsiprobe in google on it's >>> there for the downloading. u might have to toss it >> on >>> a floppy drive to get it onto ur system. >>> >>> if you're every planning to get OSX on it, u'll >> need a >>> hard drive at least 10GB. a minimim install of >> Panther >>> is 1.6 GB without the updates i think overall i >> ended >>> up using 3GB to get to 10.3.9. >>> >>> >>> --- Brian Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> >>>> 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/> >>> ;<br>> >>>> >>>> ><br>> ><br>> >>>> >>> >> > ><br>>---------------------------------------------------------------<br >>>> > >>>> >>>> > iPod Accessories for Less<br>> > at >>>> 1-800-iPOD.COM<br>> > >>>> Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal<br>> > >> > === message truncated === > > > > > __________________________________ > Discover Yahoo! > Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM and more. 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