Andrew on 1/10/03 11:59 PM wrote: > In the past I had made extensive use of the SCSSI dock option between > the 520s and between my wallstreet and my brothers beige G3 but the G3 > couldn't see the 520 drive when I tried it. The 520 was also unable to > see the external SCSSI hard drive that I use to back up the wallstreet. > So I'm clever enough to realize that there must be some difference in > the G3 file system and the 68040 file system so that the disks can't see > each other.
Just out of curiosity, where did you find a PowerBook-to-PowerBook SCSI disk mode cable? I assume this would be a cable with the small square connector at either end with one end being 29-pin and 30-pin at the other. As I recall, the 29 pin cable plugged into a PowerBook puts it into SCSI disk mode, while the 30-pin cable allow the connection of external drives and devices. One other note regarding the connection of SCSI devices to a PowerBook. In older models there were often termination problems. Perhaps this is the problem with 520 being unable to see an external drive. I've found that connecting a pass-through terminator to the PowerBook SCSI disk cable will resolve a lot of the termination issues. You will probably need another terminator at the end of the chain too. For example; if you're connecting just an external hard drive, you will need a terminator connected to one SCSI port on the drive, and a pass-through terminator on the other port. Then you connect the PowerBooks SCSI cable to the pass-through connector. It's a lot of hoops to jump through, but it has usually worked for me in the past. -Mark -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
