habibrobert
Well-known member
Hi guys,
A couple weeks back, I posted a question about using modern hard drives with old macintosh computers. A few of you mentioned that it would be easier to use a 68 pin ssci hard drive along with a 68 to 50 pin adaptor and call it good. Well I'd like to give that a try. Before I do this, I just have a few questions.
If I get a hard drive larger than 2 GB and am using system 7.1, will the computer recognize the hard drive so I can partition it? Or do I have to partition it using a computer that already has an installed OS and then insert it into the intended computer?
Also, this is my first time installing a fresh OS on a mac so I am a little bit unsure of how it all goes. Do I need an enabler to do this?
My main concern is, do I need to do any tweaking before the hard drive is detected by the computer, or is it as simple as connecting the adaptor, inserting the installation disks and partitioning and voila?
Warmest Wishes
A couple weeks back, I posted a question about using modern hard drives with old macintosh computers. A few of you mentioned that it would be easier to use a 68 pin ssci hard drive along with a 68 to 50 pin adaptor and call it good. Well I'd like to give that a try. Before I do this, I just have a few questions.
If I get a hard drive larger than 2 GB and am using system 7.1, will the computer recognize the hard drive so I can partition it? Or do I have to partition it using a computer that already has an installed OS and then insert it into the intended computer?
Also, this is my first time installing a fresh OS on a mac so I am a little bit unsure of how it all goes. Do I need an enabler to do this?
My main concern is, do I need to do any tweaking before the hard drive is detected by the computer, or is it as simple as connecting the adaptor, inserting the installation disks and partitioning and voila?
Warmest Wishes