>Is there such thing as an IDE converter cable for the 520's internal hard >drive?
The PB 500 uses SCSI drives (< 1 GB), or EIDE drives which have been "converted" to SCSI using an ADTX EIDE-to-SCSI converter. Apple supplied these, and these are indeed found in Drive Setup, provided the EIDE drive has Apple firmware. A third-party also supplied these, but the drives do not have Apple firmware, and these drives cannot be initialized using Drive Setup. In all cases, the ADTX-converted drive is limited to 8 GB. Performance is so-so. But, what do you expect from an old PB? Oh, yes, the cable for a "converted" drive is the same as any other SCSI drive. -- 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
