Amy, This should work for you. Make sure you get download disk tools #1 as your system has a SCSI drive in it. Let me know if you have trouble with making this disk and I will create it for you for the cost of shipping, a buck or two via 1st class mail.
Regards, Mike On May 17, 2009, at 11:03 AM, AJ wrote: > > oops, as a followup- the drive setup link below turns out not to be a > bootable image. It looks like this disk tools image: > http://main.system7today.com/articles/tutorials/disktools.html > might be what is needed. > > On May 16, 7:54 pm, AJ <[email protected]> wrote: >> hi, >> >> I would like to wipe the drive of a quadra 650 running system 7.5.3, >> prior to giving it away. I believe I can do this using 'Drive >> Setup'; >> however, the original system floppies are long gone. >> >> It looks like I can get the 'drive setup' s/w from here: >> http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/ >> Apple_Software_Upda... >> (Is drive setup 1.7.3 the best one to use?) >> >> Then, I need to make a floppy. I have an intel mac and so I can't >> use >> Disk Copy (which requires Classic). So, I think I need to use 'dd' >> and do something like this: >> http://lowendmac.com/brierley/08pb/classic-mac-boot-floppy.html >> >> So, I am basically asking for a sanity check-- for anyone who's tried >> this, does this sound like the best way to go about it? >> >> thanks, >> Amy > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
