hello again, thanks for the detailed suggestions. I've tried unsuccesfully (so far) to track down the described the SCSI disk mode cable, only to find out that the HDI SCSI/DOCK "L-shaped" adapter is instead readly available from many sources. Any way I could use this at the 540c end to achieve my goal. I use such an adapter to hook the Lombard to the SCSI chain.
cheers, gianfranco >> I've followed with interest the thread concerning the use of 5300 in >> SCSI disk mode and thought using this kind of connection for easing >> backups of my 540c using a Lombard as host computer. > For your hardware needs, you'll have to have the SCSI disk mode cable > which, if you're getting the Apple branded cable, is a darker gray > similar to the 540 case, about 9 or 10 inches long (22.5 to 25 cm), has > 30 pins in the HDI-30 connector (instead of the 29 pins in the platinum > colored HDI-30 SCSI System cable) and bears an Apple part number > 590-0718. Use this cable and the 540 will automatically start up in SCSI > disk mode which is to say that the screen will have the diamond SCSI > symbol on its screen, and your Lombard will automatically treat the 540 > as a separate volume on the Lombard's desktop. -- 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
