I have success with Norton Disk Doctor fixing hard drives that become
unrecognizable to the Mac. (Mainly the 5200's). If all else fails, try
reinitializing the drive. (You'll lose everything on it) If that doesn't
work, you may have to replace the hard drive. They do go bad, especially
in older machines....
Jeff Greiner
K-12 Technology Coordinator
Hampton-Dumont CSD
Hampton, IA
http://www.netins.net/showcase/macintosh Macintosh Educators Page
email: greiner@netins.net
To think one has learned enough is dooming oneself to operating in the
past...