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From: toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
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Subject: Re: Startup from Hard Drive?
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Date: 8 Oct 90 09:53:53 GMT
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The High Speed SCSI card insists on starting up from the first partition it
sees -- this means drive 1. If you copied your system disk with an 8 bit
based copier then many of the important files will have been corrupted; they
have 'resource forks' and must be copied with the GS finder (possibly other
programs but I don't know the list). Run installer from the floppy that came
with the card (important!) and install SCSI HD on your floppy boot disk (if
it will fit...), reboot, and now your floppy system will see the HD. Use
installer or finder (if you want a straight copy of the floppy based system)
to put the system disk on the first partition (the first partition icon that
pops up in the finder). Your SCSI card will now boot from the HD properly.

If you still have problems let me know, I have such a setup working perfectly
(never had any problems that weren't obviously me screwing up) for some time
now.

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu