Just got in an IBM WS-3200 HDD (200 MB) I'd like to put in one of my low end LCIII's or compacts. Using an LC 575 running Os 8.1, I can get SCSI Probe, APS Installer, Silverlining and FWB to see it, but none of them will mount it because there's no volume to mount. None of them will let me initialize or low level format it either. Apple HDSC drive setup utility won't even see it, nor will Apple's Disk First Aid (it's mounted in an external case, set to ID 1 on Bus 0).
On bootup, FWB (v. 2.0.1) says the drive has a "Level One Failure," indicating it's not too serious. IBM's web site has no formatting utility for this drive. And I can't find anything that will let me tell this hard drive, which tests as having 0 (zero) capacity as if it's a CD-ROM drive, that it's a 200 MB IBM WDS-3200. An identical drive from the same source tested out just fine. FWB will not format because it "could not get the media capacity." However, it can get some disk info because the HDD's name is "Big Mac Daddy," so at least some data is still there. FWB won't let me update the driver because of an "ESM internal error." FWB gives this partition information in this order: Title, Name, Type, Start Block, Size (KB): Line 1: Partition Map, Apple, Apple_Partition_Map, Start Block 1, 50 KB Line 2: Custom, FWB Driver Components, FWB Driver Components, Start Block 101, 512 KB Line 3: Free Space, Extra, Apple_Free, Start Block 1125, 2147483085 KB Help! Should I just toss it? Or is there some magic driver or formatting utility that will let me turn that free space into usable turf? Thanks to all who respond. -- Jim Scott -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
