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From: siegel@endor.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac Plus, System 6.0.4, and ST1096N
Message-ID: <3485@husc6.harvard.edu>
Date: 26 Dec 89 14:11:37 GMT
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Reply-To: siegel@endor.UUCP (Rich Siegel)
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In article <971@crash.cts.com> jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau) writes:
>I make it a habit to use Mac Pluses to format our hard drives and we just got
>a couple of ST1096N's (the new 3.5" 80 Mb Seagate) and it won't work with the
>Mac Plus.  The problem is that it won't boot.  I formatted the drives under
>Unimac StorWare 1.7 and I called Unimac about the problem and they say it's a
>ROM problem with the Mac Plus.  

	In Mac Pluses with ROM sets that predate the "platinum" ROMs, you'll
be unable to boot some hard disks. If you contact an Apple dealer, you'll
be able to get the ROM upgrade for free, upon return of the old ROMs.

>Another thing that makes me more weary of the Plus is the fact that I can't
>select the damn startup device from the control panel with 6.0.4 with any

	The "Startup Device" cdev is only supported on the SE and up,
which have the additional firmware to support it. The Plus will boot the
SCSI device with the highest ID number, so if you want to change the boot
order, just change the SCSI ID.


R.



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