On Mar 3, 4:36 pm, Derek Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > Lonnie, > > If memory serves (I am just getting back into my old Macs), holding > down the mouse button while booting will eject all removable media > (hold it down as you power it up and keep on holding it until the > media ejects). If all else fails, you can always remove the drive > from the machine and press the eject button... but I would just go > get a paperclip first... LOL
I just wanted to know for future reference what the magic keystroke was. After I sent my message, remembered the 'hold down the mouse button' but wasn't sure if that would also work with CD drives. > There may be a missing CD-ROM driver (I have never used a NAD)... Or > possibly the CD-ROM drive has been replaced by a non-Apple branded > drive (though if you have a bootable Mac disk in the CD-ROM drive on > boot, I think the driver will load even if it is non-Apple drive - > again if memory serves). I guess that's where I'm confused... If the CD-ROM driver was 'missing' how could a CD boot? I can't swear what boot disk image I used when I resurrected the Quadra, but I'm assuming it was the 7.5 Network Access Disk 'cause that's what macfaq.org said to use. I can't speak for the internal CD drive. Maybe it was replaced at some point by the previous owner. I do have an Apple External CD-ROM SCSI drive for the Quadra. Maybe I can drag it over to the LC and see if it acts any differently. Maybe discs will mount when using it. > It sounds like this "new" drive was already formated and usable... > So I am not sure why you want to run HD SC. I just wanted to wipe it clean and do a fresh install myself. I like to know what's getting installed. I don't know which options/add-ons were previously installed. Also, as I stated, I think it was 7.1. I would like to start with 7.5.3 and then update to 7.5.5. I would rather not update from 7.1 to 7.5.5. Call me crazy, but that's just something I try to avoid doing (I guess it comes from my daily experiences with Windows). > For getting 7.5.5 (or whatever you have on your Quadra) onto the > "new" hard drive, my best suggestion would be to put your "new" drive > into your quadra and simply copy the system folder from the Quadra's > drive. Just unplug the built-in CD, and replace it with the "new" > hard drive (after adjusting the SCSI address on your new hard drive - > try using anything other than 0 or 7). A HD to HD transfer is going > to be much faster and easier than running through an entire install > again. This is a possiblity and I might try it if everything else fails. > To use the drives (assuming non-Apple branded), you will either need > to use a third party formatter (HD) / driver (CD-ROM) or use patched > versions of Apple's. I have done both and they both work... I kind > of like the Apple approach myself. Although there are times when a > third party tool is necessary. Yes, this is a non-Apple branded drive. Again, I'm confused... How was the other OS installed on this drive? It didn't get installed while the drive was in my LC 520 though. It was installed on something else and then shipped to me. I don't know what machine was used to install the OS. If it were a ROM/non-Apple branded drive issue, how did its existing OS get installed? I do also have an Apple- branded 250MB that I could throw in there and see what happens. In the end, I'd like to be running off of the 325MB drive though. I'll play with it tonight and update y'all tomorrow. In the meantime, please keep the suggestions comin'. Thanks. Lonnie. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
