Powermac G3, 9.2.2, and inability to format disks/floppies
So rather an odd question, but I have been unable to locate any information relating any similar issue to what I am experiencing. Currently have come across a Performa 6200CD and a Powermac G3 266Mhz. My main issue is with the Powermac, and that it will not recognize or format disks (both floppies and CDs).
If given a floppy with data on it (both Mac and PC formatted, and both accepted on the Performa), it only gives a message to initialize the disk, and only in Mac 800K or DOS 800k. However, an attempt to initialize the disk results in a write error and fails. The same error occurs when given a blank CD, which the pop-up asks to initialize in the PC format, yet fails each time. Ran Disk Utility, and no errors in the system, so unsure on what the problem could be.
Any help resolving this is much appreciated. I am trying to recover data from backup floppies from my Mac SE (the SCSI drive finally failed), but while I can access most of the data on the Performa, only the G3 has the capability for me to move the files from the Mac-only floppies to other media via CD/USB/Ethernet.
Powermac G3 beige (266Mhz)-OTHER, Mac OS 9.2.x