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Powerbook 1400 - disk locked
Posted by: fanordi on 2022-06-29 10:31:14 Hello, I have bought a Powerbook 1400, running on Mac OS 9. I want to format it but I don't have the CD-ROM module, so I have download Mac OS 8, the last version on floppy disks. However, when I boot to the first install floppy I have the "welcome on Mac OS 8" screen, when only the "continue" option. I clic on "continue", agree the license, I select the internal hard drive and I have this message: "The selected disk is locked". If I launch the installer from Mac OS 9, I can make a fresh install but not erase all the drive. What I can do for format this drive and install Mac OS 8? I don't have the adapter to connect the drive to an other computer for format... Very cordially.
Posted by: fanordi on 2022-07-05 11:57:16 Hello, I have found the solution on an other forum: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/macint ... -mac-os-81 The second floppy tools have formated my hard drive!
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