I have an Apple Mac Quadra 700 that I picked up second hand, its problem is that it will not boot up simply displaying the flashing floppy disc icon with central question mark.
The Quadra’s internal hard drive is an IBM model whose SCSCI ID is set to 6 and not the default Apple setting of 0. The problem occurred because I inadvertently connected an external ZIP drive whose ID turned out to be stuck at 6. This resulted in an ID conflict and thus the failure to boot. I’ve got essential files on the hard drive so I’d rather be able to use it rather than discard it or the Quadra. I’m open to answers including acquiring an external hard drive setting it to an ID of 0 and using it as the Quadra’s boot disc, that’s if I can locate one any ideas? -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of 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 vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
