Color Classic Mystic Upgrade Help

[ChesapeakeTechie]

Hi everyone - I recently was fortunate enough to come across an LC575 board (Mystic) for my Color Classic which the original board had become extremely corroded. I was given the Color Classic a few years ago from someone who did not remove the battery and it caused a pretty large mess. I was able to clean out the system and this morning put the LC575 board in.

It appears that the current drive has System 7.1 installed and needs to be updated, as I am getting the following message on startup:

This startup disk will not work on this Macintosh model. Use the latest installer to update this disk for this model. (System 7.1 does not work on this model; you need a newer version that does.)

I have a usb floppy available on a PC. Can I download a startup disk / tools disk or upgrade set?

I also have a Power Mac 7100 running System 7.5 with a CD-Rom drive.

Thanks very much for the support!

 

[IlikeTech]

You need a system enabler for system 7.1. I would recommend system 7.5.5, because you don’t need one.

 

[Realitystorm]

I think you need 065 version 1.1 of the enabler to use with 7.1 and if you don't want to hack your monitor to support 640 x 480

http://colourclassicfaq.com/mobo/mystic.shtml

I also have a CC and have been keeping an eye out for a LC575.  You can find a link to the v1.1 enabler on my site

http://www.savagetaylor.com/2015/11/17/setting-up-your-vintage-classic-68k-macintosh-selecting-your-system-software/

 

[ChesapeakeTechie]

You need a system enabler for system 7.1. I would recommend system 7.5.5, because you don’t need one.

Ok thanks - any suggestions how to boot with a 7.5.5 disk and upgrade the drive?

 

[IlikeTech]

Burn a copy of the legacy CD!  You can get it from the garden.

 

[olwilli]

You only can run on an untouched Color Classic with a 575 Board System 7.1 with the described System Enabler 65 1.1 or you have to do a 640x480 Mod to run any other System. Look at http://powercc.org/mystic/

 

[ChesapeakeTechie]

Burn a copy of the legacy CD!  You can get it from the garden.

After burning the CD, assume I would run it in the Power Mac and create a set of install disks for 7.5.3 or 7.5.5?

Would this be able to update the 7.1 currently on the hard drive?

 

[IlikeTech]

You can do a net install so you don’t have to make floppies.  I would make a backup of whatever you need and do a fresh install though.