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Article #19135Re: Hard Disk Problem?
From: Gary
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1987 23:32
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1987 23:32
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> If I turn on my Mac Plus w/o turning on the harddisk, the screen > comes on, but as soon as it is done with its 'memory test" (or whatever), > instead of getting the expected Mac icon in the center, the screen just > goes black, and I get nothing. This is with or w/o a disk in the internal > or external drive(s). > ...then turn on the Mac, it boots off the floppy. If i start a game (i.e. Mac- > Golf), then turn OFF the harddisk, the system hangs!!! > John Boswell As long as the powered-down HDU is plugged into the Scuzzy port, it will tell the Mac that it isn't ready and will hang the system. If you unplug the HDU, it will allow the system to boot on it's merry way... (It would be nice to easily be able to isolate the HDU from the Scuzzybus when powered-down... oh well.) Gary "20-20-24 hours to go... I wanna work for Apple" - The Ramones (not really)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!sdcsvax!ucbvax!hplabs!oliveb!gnome From: gnome@oliveb.UUCP (Gary) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Hard Disk Problem? Message-ID: <5188@oliveb.UUCP> Date: Tue, 15-Sep-87 19:32:33 EDT Article-I.D.: oliveb.5188 Posted: Tue Sep 15 19:32:33 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Sep-87 01:21:21 EDT References: <7040@dartvax.UUCP> Organization: Olivetti ATC; Cupertino, Ca Lines: 19