If your philips came from surplus computers, you best send it back. We bought a case of Philips CDRW's and every one malfunctioned. Same story, the OS converted to snale speed, and each command took minutes to function. To test it, shut down. Disconnect all wiring to CDRW, then power up again. If it is a bad drive, your os will be back to normal speed. Some schools say to use the "slave" pins in the rear of the drive, and some say to not use any pins. You can try that next, once you rule out a bad drive.
Liliana Pubill wrote: > Hello > > I bought a very nice Philips IDE CDRW for my Beige 333. OS X doesn't > seem to have any problem with the configuration/startup. However my OS > 9.2 takes forever to start, I am using the Toast driver to read it, > since the Apple CD/DVD Rom reader freezes. Since this drive probably > comes from a PC, can someone tell if the drive is already configured as > "slave" and will it affect the startup (could this be the problem?) and > how do I fix it I've never had experience with IDE, both my harddrives > are SCSI, I have the IDE Zip drive as well, thanks > > Lil > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
