On Tuesday, August 26, 2003, at 05:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I recently aquired a 5500/250. It runs fine and I was able to boot it using a boot disk
that I made as per apples support site, that reccommends version 1.3.1 to update the driver
for the non scsi (ide) drive. So, I did that, but have been unable to install OS 8.0 on it,
even though the website at apple says this computer supports 7.55 through 9.1. This computer
did have 7.61 on it which I wiped as it was a mess. Does anyone know, do I have to obtain a
specific install disk for it, such as I would for a compac or HP? And I thought dumbed down
install disks were only in the pc world. If I buy a retail version of say 7.55 or 7.6 will it
install on it? Thanks for the memoriez. -Steve-
Steve,
Some Mac OS 8.0 install CDs had a wonky glitch which required AppleTalk to be ON before installation.
Here's 2 links with info that may help you successfully install 8.0 on your machine. I'd recommend going to 8.1 or 8.6 if you have enough RAM.
Mac OS 8.0 & 8.1: Clean Installation Instructions: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=26055
Mac OS 8: Late Breaking Information: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=24160
Cheers, Frank
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