2.1 install problems on 8500

[Michael J Flaherty]

On Monday 01 April 2002 12:42, you wrote:
> I have two 8600s that use YDL on....  Close enough, right?
>
> One option you might consider (but do some research first to corroborate
> my results for your specific machine) is a bigger HD.  An earlier
> response mentioned buying an old SCSI drive, but after checking around I
> found that the 8600 HD isn't SCSI, but plain old ATA (i.e., IDE). 

Well... I better just unplug every bit of that SCSI stuff in my 8600 'cuz it 
can't possibly be working... must be an illusion.

> I
> swapped the old 2 GB drive for a 40 GB off the Circuit City shelf and
> haven't looked back!  Best $110 I've spent!  Took me longer to get the
> case open than it did to change the drive and install YDL 2.1!
>

How 'bout that, just plugged it right in, eh ? No host card, no nuthin' ?  By 
gosh, I gotta try that...

MJF