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Looking for Olympus MO drive driver for G3.
Posted by: crazyben on 2023-12-16 18:54:24
I am looking for driver to format MO disk on Olympus MO drive. I tired two extensions mention in below thread. The one suggested by MrFahrenheit loaded successfully but keep giving error “this device cannot be handled”. I tried to install the second extension “MO Format master” I think it’s called. After reboot extension throws and error and Mac ask me to restart without extension.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to make it work.


This is the drive I am using.
Posted by: MrFahrenheit on 2023-12-16 19:21:00
One possibility would be to just use SilverLining, version 6.1 and format a disk using that: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/lacie-silverlining-pro

Or, FWB Hard Disk Toolkit 3.0.2: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/fwb-hard-disk-toolkit-hdt-v30-and-302-update

Or, if you're going to use it only on 68030, 68040, or PowerPC Macs, use Software Architect's Disk Drive TuneUp! version 3.14: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/disk-drive-tuneup-314
Posted by: crazyben on 2023-12-16 19:29:11
Thank you. I will it trying starting with last one.
Posted by: crazyben on 2023-12-16 19:46:28
So just by installing disk drive tune up and restarting the Mac the Olympus is recognizing the drive. I am all set now. Thank you.
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