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make sure you have the OS in the first 8GB partition. If you dont have that
then repartition the disk and move all of the apps to another partition and
reformat.


in article SHGle.3409$BR4.2701@news-server.bigpond.net.au, pedro at
pedro@nowhere.com wrote on 28/5/05 1:06 AM:

> John Rethorst wrote:
> 
> 
>> In article <FTkle.2034$BR4.401@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
>> pedro <pedro@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> The hard drive is in a box
>>> and connected to the SCSI port. The Mac used to boot from it, but just
>>> stopped for some reason. But sometimes I could get it to boot by
>>> switching it on and off a few times. I don't know what system was (still
>>> is) on it, but if I use a System 3.2 floppy disk, which is the only
>>> other one I have, the Mac will boot happily, and the hard disk icon
>>> comes onto the desktop, and I can read all the files. I re-named the
>>> system folder on the hard drive, and then dragged the system folder off
>>> the 6.0.8 'Utilities' floppy onto the hard drive, but the Mac still wont
>>> boot from the hard drive,
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> To boot a Plus from a hard drive, turn the HD on first. After 10 seconds,
>> turn 
>> the Mac on.
>> 
>> 
> 
> Tried that.
> 
> 
>> Have you booted from the floppy and formatted the HD? The HD could be
>> corrupt, 
>> since you can neither boot from it nor run programs from it.
>> 
>> 
> 
> I can't format the hd, since it has all the programs on it. I used to be
> able to run the progs on it when it booted.
>