On 17/12/02 11:24 pm, "Donald Keenan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If a device (in this case that wretched SmartDisk floppy drive) claims > to be "completely USB powered--no batteries to buy or charge", does that > mean it's supposed to be self-powered or completely dependent on the the > computer's power provided by the USB port? If it is described as "completely USB powered" then, as stated, it draws all of its power from the USB connection. To repeat what has been said in this thread and others ad nauseam for around two months now, the floppy drive needs to be plugged either into a powered USB hub or into one of the two USB ports on the iMac itself, NOT a USB port on the keyboard. Ever since Apple introduced the first USB equipped models, this has been consistent advice. If the device is sold as working from the USB connection on an Apple computer with no additional configuration needed (and that is my understanding of the device in question) but it does not in fact work then the most likely reason is that there is something wrong with the device! If you bought the device direct from Apple (and you have implied on a number of occasions that you did), have you made any attempt to contact Apple with the nature of your problem? Have you contacted the manufacturers of the SmartDisk floppy drive in order to report a possible problem under the manufacturer's warranty agreement and seek their advice? Why are we continuing to cover the same ground? > On a related note, did Apple do the right thing to do away with floppy > drives all together, give their continued prevalence? I suppose it makes > for a sleeker design to have one less drive. they did this long before I > purchased a mac, so i missed the reaction of mac users when this > happened. Didn't the first imac have the option of an internal floppy > drive? Someone is auctioning one on eBay at the moment. There is no prevalence of floppy technologies within the Mac community. Most of us kissed goodbye to that redundant technology years ago. The main reason why some people continue to use floppy discs is in order to transfer data across platforms. Sure there was a bit of a fuss when Apple introduced computers with no floppy drives. But Apple decided, quite correctly, that most users did not need the technology and therefore should not have to pay for compatibility with a medium which was bound to die out sooner rather than later. Those who desperately needed to use floppies could always purchase an additional external drive. -- Steve -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
