Kiran wrote: >Will a machine which can't see a drive to boot from it be able to see >a drive to present it to some other computer as if it were a SCSI >disk? If so, SCSI disk mode is actually useful. Yes, it does. That's how I brought a friend's PB160 back to life this morning. He couldn't get it to boot, so rather than looking all over for some kind of repair tools on floppies, I brought over a SCSI docking cable and hooked his PB160 up to a desktop machine, then ran DFA, TTP, and NUM off the CD drive of the desktop. He was amazed that it would work - he's never heard of SCSI disk mode before. Remembering the discussions here, I told him that it wouldn't work on anything larger than 4GB, so I was gambling that he had something smaller in there <g>. I've also used it for my duo when it wouldn't boot - hooked it to a minidock to get a SCSI port, then coupled it to my 1400 to be able to access a CD drive plus utilities on the 1400's hd. It's worth having a docking cable if you're under that 4GB limit. Guess I have to start looking for a cheap docking cable to give him so he can do his own repairs next time. It's also a lot faster for moving data, especially on an older machine with no ethernet. -wayne [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------- 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> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $199.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.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>
