I'm retiring and while cleaning out our office I found our old IIx that I thought we'd foolishly given away years ago. I thought I'd see if it still worked. The batteries are dead, of course, but I'm able to "jump start" it. Unfortunately I can't get past the flashing disk icon.
I think I finally figured out how to write floppy disks and did a set of System 7 disks plus a network access disk, but they can't be boot from. I'm assuming it's because the system folder on the disks aren't "blessed". The floppy drive on the IIx appears to be inoperable, but I had a floppy from an SE that does seem to work. When I try to start off from the System 7 install disk I made, it goes from the "?" flashing disk icon to the "X" flashing disk icon and ejects the disk. Same with the Network Access Disk. Without a working Classic Mac, I don't seem to be able to bless the system folder. All I have is a Powerbook G4 running Classic, but no luck there.
I made the System 7 disks with WinImage and the Network Access Disk with HFVexplorer.
My goal is to sell this to someone who can make good use of it, but I was hoping to see how well it still works. Is there an economical source for working floppies – either a set of system disks or just one that would allow me to see if the machine actually fully boots? Or, I guess, alternatively a Metro Phoenix, AZ source for someplace with Classic Macs I could have bless my disks? I found a slightly less ancient SCSI 1GB internal drive I could try and install to, but odds are it's a bad drive as well.
I do have a working SCSI CD Drive and I burned a System 7.5.3 disc, but the IIx won't boot from a CD.
I was looking at the Mac ROM-inator II, but it's not compatible with the Daystar card.
Perhaps I should I just give up and try to sell it as is?
The machine has a Daystar Digital 68030 33 MHz upgrade card and I have both the original video card and a Radius PrecisionColor 24XP card. Both video cards appear to work. Not sure how much RAM - might be 4MB.
Took a few photos. The batteries haven't leaked but there are a few connections where things look a little cruddy.
I think I finally figured out how to write floppy disks and did a set of System 7 disks plus a network access disk, but they can't be boot from. I'm assuming it's because the system folder on the disks aren't "blessed". The floppy drive on the IIx appears to be inoperable, but I had a floppy from an SE that does seem to work. When I try to start off from the System 7 install disk I made, it goes from the "?" flashing disk icon to the "X" flashing disk icon and ejects the disk. Same with the Network Access Disk. Without a working Classic Mac, I don't seem to be able to bless the system folder. All I have is a Powerbook G4 running Classic, but no luck there.
I made the System 7 disks with WinImage and the Network Access Disk with HFVexplorer.
My goal is to sell this to someone who can make good use of it, but I was hoping to see how well it still works. Is there an economical source for working floppies – either a set of system disks or just one that would allow me to see if the machine actually fully boots? Or, I guess, alternatively a Metro Phoenix, AZ source for someplace with Classic Macs I could have bless my disks? I found a slightly less ancient SCSI 1GB internal drive I could try and install to, but odds are it's a bad drive as well.
I do have a working SCSI CD Drive and I burned a System 7.5.3 disc, but the IIx won't boot from a CD.
I was looking at the Mac ROM-inator II, but it's not compatible with the Daystar card.
Perhaps I should I just give up and try to sell it as is?
The machine has a Daystar Digital 68030 33 MHz upgrade card and I have both the original video card and a Radius PrecisionColor 24XP card. Both video cards appear to work. Not sure how much RAM - might be 4MB.
Took a few photos. The batteries haven't leaked but there are a few connections where things look a little cruddy.