> From: Donald Keenan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My floppy drive is supposedly self-powered.
But, as Jerry said, it's drawing too much power from the USB bus. Do what he told you and plug it into a POWERED hub. Problem will be solved. > I can't believe that using a USB peripheral means having to unplug it > before shutting down every time, or does it? Is this a quirk with > SmartDisk? Well, I suppose one could argue that Apple should have a more graceful way of letting you know what the true problem is ... but really it's (not very) SmartDisk's fault, yes. _Chas_ Come to ... The CHASbah! http://thechasbah.blogspot.com **Go see BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE. It may change your life.** -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
