Re: Apple II Hardrive on Mac

[skul@mcs.net (Steve Lim)]

In article <ericc-1206951553080001@pm008-13.dialip.mich.net>,
ericc@phs.k12.ar.us (Eric Cronin) wrote:

>I have a 120 MB HD (Quantum in an external case) that I've been using with
>a RamFast card in my Apple IIGS for several years now.  My use of that
>computer had declined, and I'dlike to use the 50 or so unused MB as a Mac
>HFS drive.  I partitioned and formated it like I wanted using the RamFast
>utility, and GSOS shows it as a Mac Partition.  When I connect it to my
>Centris 650 however, the only place I see it is in SCSIProbe, where it
>appears the same (except size) as my internal drive.It won't mount, and
>Apple SD HD or whatever doesn't recognize the drive...  What do I need to
>do to get Mac OS to recognize it?  I'm running System 7.5 on a Centris 650
>and System 6.0.1 on an Apple IIGS.  TIA for any help you can provide.

You probably need to install a new driver on the external drive. I would
recommend FWB's Hard Disk Toolkit for this.

--Steve

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