>>Hi again. My computer wouldn't shutdown after I had plugged in my external floppy drive...I had a blue screen with the spinning rainbow disk. Is this the legendary blue screen of death? Is this what happens when the SmartDisk is left plugged into the USB port? I had to UNPLUG the computer to restart. Are peripherals this problematic...one can't leave them plugged in? Just SmartDisk products? I can't imagine having to unplug a printer or cdrw drive. Donald<< -------------------------- Donald,
What you have done is one of the recommended trouble shooting techniques to resolve startup problems; that is, disconnect all peripherals, except for keyboard and mouse, then restart. This kind of startup problem occurs when a USB peripheral, added with all other USB peripherals, draw more power (current) than the USB buss on the Mac is designed to provide. At startup, the Mac firmware checks the various busses. If it detects a lower than nominal voltage on a buss, it assumes that there is a buss problem and the startup either halts or hangs. To correct this, you may want to invest in a quality powered USB hub; that is, one that has its own power supply...or just live with the minor inconvenience and plug in the flippy drive after startup. Jerry -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
