PC Compatibility Card: Some Shipped With Bad Floppy Disks (9/96)


I am trying to install the software for the PC Compatibility Card in my PCI-based Power Macintosh computer. If I insert the PC Compatibility Card PC Software floppy disk in the PC environment, the computer ejects the floppy disk. If I insert the floppy on the Macintosh environment, it shows up on the desktop, but it shows up as a Macintosh-formatted floppy disk.

The floppy disks appear to be labelled correctly (sticker says PC Compatibility Card PC Software), but they are apparently empty Macintosh-formatted floppy disks with the name "pc comp.sw [pc disk] label." Can I somehow make these disks work?
This floppy disk includes PC files that are necessary for certain features of the PC Compatibility Card. Unfortunately, some of these floppy disks were not formatted and created properly at Apple. Follow these steps to recreate this floppy disk:

Step 1
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Unlock the floppy disk.

Step 2
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Switch to the Macintosh environment.

Step 3
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Insert the floppy disk.

Step 4
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Pull down the File menu and select 'Erase Disk...'.

Step 5
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Change the name to 'APPLE_PC'.

Step 6
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Change format to 'DOS 1.4 MB'.

Step 7
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Click 'Erase'.

Step 8
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Insert the CD-ROM disc labeled 'PC Utilities'.

Step 9
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Open the folder named 'Apple'.

Step 10
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Copy the contents of this folder to the floppy disk.

Step 11
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Eject the floppy disk.

Step 12
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Lock the floppy disk.

After the floppy has been formatted for DOS and the files have been copied onto the floppy, you can install the software by running A:SETUP.


This article was published in the Information Alley on 23 September 1996.



Published Date: Feb 18, 2012