Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!uunet!mcsun!corton!imag!imag.imag.fr From: gourdol@imag.imag.fr (Arnaud Gourdol) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: I ruined my hard disk with System 7.0 Message-ID: <17982@imag.imag.fr> Date: 11 Feb 91 17:46:42 GMT References: Sender: news@imag.imag.fr Organization: Grenoble University. IMAG-LGI-IHM Human Interface Lines: 26 Nntp-Posting-Host: mac_b2-29.imag.fr DON'T PANIC! How did you install System 7 on your hard disk? Did you use the installer or did you just dragged the icons? If the former, your SCSI driver has been "updated" (or downdated?) to the System 7 which, for some reason, seems not to work quite well. The solution is to us HD Install if you have an Apple HD or the formatting program of your HD to update it's driver. This sould solve the mounting problem. Start with your internal hard disk (use the Startup control panel and choose your internal hard disk). Then, go to your System 7 folder and create a new folder. Put the System file in this folder. The System file and Finder must be separated, else you may boot with System 7. I think that your HD should be saved now. If you have installed the system just by dragging icons it is possible (altough not certain) that the Finder DID update the boot block by itself (smart guy :-) So apply this medicine anyway, it could work. In any circumstance, don't forget: don't play with fire. (BTW, as you tried System 7, I assume you are a registered developer, so you probably carrefully read the slipper that carefully explains all this :-) Arnaud.