2.1 install problems on 8500

[Jamey Osborne]

Nice to see that first-time posters are treated so kindly.  Thanks. 
I'll remember that before I chime in because everyone here is SO 
friendly and knowledgable.  Much more so than me.....     :-/

I'll retract the post and let everyone else do the talking....

Jamey


Michael J Flaherty wrote:

> 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
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