[moedog]

Hello,

I am aware that OS 9.1 supports most firewire disc drives out of the box; however, I do not want to go to OS 9.1 and would like to get my FireWire drive working. Here is what I have:

- DataStor enclosure
- 80 GB Maxtor drive (ATA 100, 5400 RPM)
- iMAC 400 MHz DV/SE
- OS 9.0.4

Any ideas on how to get this working without using OS 9.1. Neither the enclosure nor the disk came with software drivers.

Thanks!

[Hörnchen]

The latest drivers (I think it's 2.7 or 2.9) should be available from Apple's website.

[moedog]

Problem resolved. Found Firewire drivers on 9.1 CD and copied to extension folder and rebooted. FireDrive came up without any problems.

[spicyjeff]

Slightly off topic:

Why don't you want to go to OS 9.1?

[moedog]

Originally posted by spicyjeff:
<STRONG>Slightly off topic:

Why don't you want to go to OS 9.1?</STRONG>

I had previously installed 9.1 and had performance problems and lots of system freezes. I'm now back on 9.0.4 and I am seeing better performance and my system is more stable (no freezes in 4 days).

[CRASH HARDDRIVE]

I find that OS 9.1 is a lot more stable than OS 9.0.4. Maybe you have some specific extension conflicts going on.