Okay, 1) Had 9.1 on it. 2) Booted from 8.1 CD, installed 8.1 3) On mac mini made 7.6 CD. 4) Installed 7.6 from 8.1 5) Went to boot, says " Cannot use this system disk on this …

So what is the algorithm for deciphering these numbers?

I'm lost. I can't work out what you have done and what you are trying to do. What was 8.1 running on? Normally to install an OS you have to have booted from a different device t…

I can view the files on my Mac mini. And I've booted (recently) 8.1 and had that install, but I installed 7.6 from the 8.1 install and it says on boot " This system disk cannot be …

Not all OS disks are bootable. 1. can you view the contents on a another mac? 2. can you boot the 1400 with a disk tools disk?

Hello all, I have a .toast file with Mac OS 7.6 on it. I know the file works because it was tested before being sent to me. I burn it in Toast ( 7.1 ) and go to boot up my 1400, I …

For old Macs (and aged electronics in general), some machines are best dealt with by removing all power (including PRAM) and letting them sit for a week or two. Others can be reviv…

I'm relatively new by registration date, but I already like this board a great deal. I think there are excellent members here who make for excellent conversation and excellent info…

You two are a hoot, really. Click to expand... And you need to get that you are one out of 1036 or so, which predicts that you may get less than 0.1% of the available notice. I…

$405 is a good deal for a Lisa and a ProFile, even if they don't work.

I am planning in the next few days to upgrade from 8.5.1 to 8.6 to see if that makes any difference. If it does not, I will most likely try a 4GB CF drive that I currently have in …

Now THAT is a shame. Mind booted right up first time on replacement of the power board. I assume that you have done the usual reset of the power manager?

Managed to get a replacement power board for my 2400 (thanks to a nameless soul on here who pointed me in the right direction ) All fitted, power applied and...still GLOD :'( …

Well dangit, I missed my window to bid in time. I try not to bid too early, but I got distracted...

I don't know if I want to attempt it. Thought I might be able to hire you. Just picked up a 333 Lombard with a decent screen...but it could probably be better Not sure if…

OH. Wait. I misread the number you posted. 02000000 isn't the same as 20000000... It's 1/16 of it. So one 32MB stick, yes.

That is odd - do you have more information? What system is this?

http://www.kernelthread.com/mac/osx/arch_boot.html It's in the reg section. My iBook has two 512MB modules and so has 00000000 20000000 20000000 20000000 Yours would appear to h…

Not trying to referee or anything, but sometimes a day isn't enough, especially when dealing with temperamental old hardware. Also, our Army has only about 1000 members, and not a…

That's interesting. There were no jumpers on the drive, were there? Sometimes drive manufacturers or resellers will ship drives with jumpers installed, as some computers need to ha…

Man, you two must be brothers or something... He specifically bolded times, as if to say that I posted the messages 39 minutes apart, ignoring the date. If bumping a thread in th…

Are you going to offer backlight replacement service now? Click to expand... I sure could in the form of advice!

Uh... Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:10 am... Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:49 am Click to expand... Click to expand... You have just elegantly underlined Bunsen's observation…

Thanks. I'll look into that. Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:10 am ... Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:49 am Anybody. Click to expand... Not big on the ole patience there, huh…

It needs a SWIM chip too doesn't it? Maybe that chip is gone, but the power is still hooked up, so the floppy drive powers on and starts to read the disk but then nothing is there …