Rex Slate wrote: >I do use such a set-up, however, as I have >replaced the cable connecting the internal >hard-drive to the motherboard with the longest >allowable master-slave cable for a 40 line ATA >bus. When I desire to use a second ATA drive >as a slave, I simply connect an external power >supply cable to the external slave drive and power >on the drive before I boot my Rev. B iMac.
Hmmm, so I'm not the only mad one then. :) This sounds a good idea to me as I would be able to keep the original drive in the Mac and use the new drive as a slave. Is there any performance difference between a master and a slave drive setting ? Laurence _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
