On 2003-03-17 17:46, Andrew Kershaw wrote: > In SCSI disk mode, the PowerBook emulates an external SCSI hard drive > - the PowerBook's internal hard drive looks to the host Mac as a SCSI > drive. Thus, Drive Setup will allow you to low level format the > PowerBook's hard drive. This obviously presents a dangerous > situation. IMO, Drive Setup ought to be more intelligent than this.
Since SCSI Target Mode (as it's called for IDE PowerBooks) is so good, there is no way in hell Drive Setup can tell the difference between a PowerBook in SCSI Target Mode and a real SCSI disk. ,xtG .tsooJ -- /~\ The ASCII Ribbon Campaign: \ / - No HTML/RTF in email X - No Word docs in email / \ - Respect for open standards -- Joost van de Griek <http://www.jvdg.net/> -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
