Install Me First CD for Quadra 660AV

[ibook99]

I have a Quadra 660AV that I recently purchased. It has the original CD-ROM since it has a date of December 1993, and it is an AppleCD 300 Plus (the one that uses a tray and not a caddy). I have downloaded and burned the Quadra 660AV "Install Me First" CD, and it will not boot. However, it will read it okay, so there is nothing wrong with the CD-ROM drive.

When I create floppy disks from the CD to use them instead, it will read them and freeze at the start screen. I am guessing that this 660AV is a later revision, and I probably need the newer "Install Me First" CD. It would also explain why it cannot boot since the AppleCD 300 Plus is not compatible with the older version.

I successfully got 7.5 on this computer, so there is nothing wrong with the computer itself. However, this originally came with 7.1. Does anyone know where I can find a newer revision of the "Install Me First" CD that came with the Quadra 660AV. I have done lots of searching, and the best I can find is an old eBay listing that had version 1.2 (Part number 691-0207).

Thanks

 

[MrFahrenheit]

I have a Quadra 660AV that I recently purchased. It has the original CD-ROM since it has a date of December 1993, and it is an AppleCD 300 Plus (the one that uses a tray and not a caddy). I have downloaded and burned the Quadra 660AV "Install Me First" CD, and it will not boot. However, it will read it okay, so there is nothing wrong with the CD-ROM drive.

When I create floppy disks from the CD to use them instead, it will read them and freeze at the start screen. I am guessing that this 660AV is a later revision, and I probably need the newer "Install Me First" CD. It would also explain why it cannot boot since the AppleCD 300 Plus is not compatible with the older version.

I successfully got 7.5 on this computer, so there is nothing wrong with the computer itself. However, this originally came with 7.1. Does anyone know where I can find a newer revision of the "Install Me First" CD that came with the Quadra 660AV. I have done lots of searching, and the best I can find is an old eBay listing that had version 1.2 (Part number 691-0207).

Thanks


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What you describe is not possible on the software level. It is more likely there is something wrong with the way you are creating your disks or there is a hardware issue that 7.5 hasn’t yet revealed.

I would start with trying different RAM and recapping the board if you haven’t already.

 

[slomacuser]

What enabler is on your system folder cd or floppy? If it is not ver 1.2 try download here and replace it on medium

Macintosh System Enablers - Macintosh Garden

Some versions of Mac OS require a System Enabler to run on certain hardware. This is a collection of 50 System Enablers, up to iMac Bondi Blue Rev. B. In the past, when Apple released new computers, the System Software was revised.

macintoshgarden.org

 

[LaPorta]

To my knowledge, there is no "later" 660AV. System Enabler 088 should allow any Quadra to start without issue with 7.1.

 

[slomacuser]

To my knowledge, there is no "later" 660AV. System Enabler 088 should allow any Quadra to start without issue with 7.1.

From 1993 there was System Enabler 088 1.1

Current System Enablers - TidBITS

The information below comes directly from Apple Computer, and although not exactly new (the list was updated as of 03-Nov-93), it is still current. I won't pretend that it's terribly interesting to read, but I consider it important and useful information, and worth putting into the record in...

tidbits.com

Apple did update the enablers. They were available on service cds. The latest was 1.2

 

[LaPorta]

Oh, I have no doubt they updated them. I have never heard of a certain revision Quadra only working with, say, 088 version 1.2 only or something.

 

[slomacuser]

* System Enabler 088
1.0 - First release.
1.0.1 - Required for System 7 Pro 7.1.1 support.
1.1 - Added support for Quadra 660AV.

 

[LaPorta]

Well, call me a fool and slap me silly!

 

[LaPorta]

Well, as we speak, I'm making a disc image for you of my Quadra 660AV CD which has 1.1 on it.

 

[LaPorta]

Interesting as well with the tray load. I never knew a 660 could have a tray load instead of caddy drive.

Anyhows, here is the image of my CD:

 

[ibook99]

Interesting as well with the tray load. I never knew a 660 could have a tray load instead of caddy drive.

Anyhows, here is the image of my CD:

Thanks, very much appreciated!

 

[Phipli]

Thanks, very much appreciated!

How are you planning to burn the CD? What software?

 

[ibook99]

Mine has the tray loading CD and the manual inject floppy drive. I assume it is the original CD Drive since it has date codes on the mother board of late 1993. The hard drive was replaced with a 850MB Quantum Trailblazer, from 1995. It is fun Mac use since it can record video from s-video or composite.

 

[ibook99]

How are you planning to burn the CD? What software?

I will usually use Nero on my Windows 10 machine, however if that does not work I will sometimes use toast on my G4 Mac Mini.