Re: newbie

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:32:11 -0700

Well, it should be terminated, and set to a SCSI address other than 7 (system controloler), other than 0 (typically the address of the internal SCSI drive), and in case you ever wish to add a CDROM drive, other than 3 (traditionally used for CD drives). Aside from that, you shouldn't have to do anything per se to get the system to recognize the external one, if by "the system" you mean the hardware.

To get the OPERATING SYSTEM to recognize the drive, you need to format/initialize it. With your internal HD hosed, the question becomes "What operating system?". You can install System 7 to the external drive from another Mac if you have access to one; or, if you have or can borrow an external SCSI CDROM, you can boot from CD (Hmm...or at least I think you can. Anyone know if an LC III will boot from a CD if a CDROM drive is attached and you hold down the "C" key?).

Otherwise, you need to have installation floppies. The installation floppies for System 7 will include tools to format and initialize a drive, so you can boot from floppy and format the external hard disk and then install the OS onto it from floppies.

That's probably your most likely scenario.



At 7:11 PM -0400 4/26/05, Eric & Amy wrote: 
Is there anything I have to do to get the system to recognize the external
one?

Eric
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 You can boot from an external SCSI drive.  Might have to unplug the
 messed-up internal one, if it's hanging the system.



 At 1:52 PM -0400 4/26/05, Eric & Amy wrote:
 >I found a external SCSI drive, 40MB at a thrift shop that runs.
 >Could this work instead, or do i need the internal one install first?
 >
 >Eric
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 >Subject: Re: newbie
 >
 >
 >>
 >>  On Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at 12:42PM, Eric & Amy
 ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 >>
 >>  >Hello
 >>  >I am new to your world of older MAC's.
 >>  >My daughter recieved a LCIII from her grandmother who is a teacher.
 >>  >Her school upgraded to wintel machines and parted ways with thier
MAC's.
>> >This particular machine is in need of a hard drive replacement
though, 
 >and I
 >>  >am at a loss on which drives would work.
 >>  >Any ideas?
 >>
 >>  Any 50-pin Narrow SCSI hard drive will drop straight in. SCSI
sometimes
>requires a bit of Voodoo trickery to get working, but as long as the ID
is 
 >not set to '7' (usually they are set to '0' on single drive Macs) and the
 >drive is terminated (usually a jumper or a pair of resistor packs) then
it 
 >will work OK provided the drive itself is working.
 >>
 >>  The LCIII is a fairly robust machine generally speaking, if not the
 >fastest on the planet. I would recommend you try and acquire a copy of
 >System 7.1 on floppy disk as well as appropriate age copies of Claris
Works
>(1.0 to 3.0 should run fine) or similar and it'll do great as a
typewriter. 
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