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> Hi. I am trying to connect a vanilla CD-ROM drive (Toshiba XM-3401) to a > 2400c and to a 540c, and am having no luck. Well, actually, I am having just > fine luck, when I look at the System Profiler (the device is detected, > with the proper SCSI ID), but not when I look at the desktop: apparently, > I cannot mount a CD in the mac's file system (7.6.1 and 8.0). Is there a > work-around for this? I can't really believe that Apple was so perverse as > to cripple the SCSI controller to be able to only handle "Apple-approved" SCSI > devices--were they? > <Eric replied:> > >The first obvious question is "what are you using for CD driver >software?" > >- Eric. > >-- > >Eric Strobel (fyzycyst@NOSPAM^mailaps.org) <And Dan replied:> >Toshiba cd drives don't usually work well with apple standard drivers >- the lacie cd drives were a good example of this - I think you can >still get a driver (d2) from the lacie site - install that, reboot, >and the cd drive should pick up. The toast CD reader extension is >another to try if the lacie one doesn't work... > >Dan. Well, I take it from these replies that the answer to my question about Apple being so perverse as the cripple the SCSI controller (or, perhaps more accurately, the SCSI CD-ROM driver) is "yes-- they were!" I am a bit naive w.r.t. Macs; I have become enamored of SCSI from NeXTs, where every single SCSI device I have ever connected to the SCSI chain (including zip, optical, scanner, and the above-mentioned Toshiba CD-ROM drive, as well as numerous internal and external hard disks, some of which were manufactured many years after the NeXT hardware and software were designed) has just plain worked. I really did not expect Apple (you know--the company that makes computers that are easy to use) to pull a stunt like this. I have heard that Macs tend to be fussy about what CD-ROM drives you can boot from, but it sounds like things are a bit more insidious than that, and the CD-driver is written to only recognize Apple products. What an obnoxious choice! In any case, thanks for the pointer, and I will look for a driver that is compliant with the SCSI protocol. PB Schechter ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
