On 6/11/05, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > >>>>
Have you tried the FWB app on the drive since getting the ID number correct ? I think all of the hard drives in the clones are "unsupported" by Apple HardDisk Utility anyway and need a 3rd party app like FWB to initialize, partition, and mount. Sometimes it just won't work though. I would just get a1-4GB Apple SCSI drive from Ebay or the Swaplist and try that. You'll spend around $50+ for an ATA card and there still may be a problem, Good Luck Ron http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
