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bearhugs28
Junior Member
USA
117 Posts |
 Posted - 30 Nov 2002 : 06:45:54
Just found myself a Performa 638CD by the trash !!! Brought it home, hooked it up and darn it works ! Now i have some questions, can i install a 10 or 16 gig IDE harddrive in there ? What program do i need to be able to view video from my camcorder on there ? What program do i need to view tv on there ?
Bert
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Gothikon
Full Member
Australia
537 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2002 : 14:12:42
I think the large IDE HD should work, i haven't tried anything larger than 8 gig myself. For TV and video you need the TV tuner card and the Video I/O card as well as the software, not sure if you have them. I've forgotten the name of the application but if you have a Mac OS 7.5 or later install CD it should install the required software. There's a video startup extension and an application for tuning the TV and importing video.
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bearhugs28
Junior Member
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2002 : 16:22:03
I have the tv tuner and video in/out card in there, it's got system 7.5 installed but is missing the link to Apple Video player and i don't have an OS CD.Bert Total 68K Macs liberated 3 Quadra 610
Centris 650 running OS 8.1
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oldmacman
Full Member
USA
713 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2002 : 16:52:31
See http://www.lowendmac.com/macdan/010219cl.htmlWhat you'll probably want to do is partition your drive into two. One small HFS partition with OS 8.1 to boot off of, and one large HFS+ partition for applications and documents. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2002 : 19:36:21
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See http://www.lowendmac.com/macdan/010219cl.htmlWhat you'll probably want to do is partition your drive into two. One small HFS partition with OS 8.1 to boot off of, and one large HFS+ partition for applications and documents. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert
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Exactly. Dont make the first partition any bigger than 2 gigs, or you'll waste a lot of space. -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
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bearhugs28
Junior Member
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - 02 Dec 2002 : 07:03:51
So, if i have an 16.2 GB drive i have to make like 8 different partitions each 2 GB ?
And what bootdisk do i need for that ?Bert Total 68K Macs liberated 3 Quadra 610
Centris 650 running OS 8.1
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 02 Dec 2002 : 17:51:31
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So, if i have an 16.2 GB drive i have to make like 8 different partitions each 2 GB ?
And what bootdisk do i need for that ?
Only if you're running System 7.x or Mac OS 8.0 (not 8.1). If you are running OS 8.1, you can set up you disk like mine: 2 gig HFS partition: System folder, apps, other stuff
4 gig HFS+ Partition: Used to capture video from the VCR So if partitioned this way, your drive will look like this: 2 gig HFS partition: System folder, plus whatever you want
14.2 gig HFS+ partition: Whatever -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5
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bearhugs28
Junior Member
USA
117 Posts |
Posted - 03 Dec 2002 : 18:23:20
Well, i got it...made one 2 gig partition and one 14.2 gig. Borrowed an OS 8 CD and installed that on the first partition.
Everything works now, play video from my handycam and now i'm gonna try the tv tuner. Thanks !
Bert
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Centris 650 running OS 8.1
Performa 638CD running System 7.5 |
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