Re: problems connecting using SCSI Disk Mode
At 7:26 PM -0400 9/17/01, Scott Mugan wrote: Hook up the adapter with the switch turned on. Fire up that powerbook. It should boot with the SCSI Disk mode screen. Plug it into the other machin and boot that machine. It should show up as a hard drive on the desktop. Don't hot swap it this way. Turn them both off. Connect them. Boot the laptop. Make sure the # in the diamond is not in conflict with anythinga in the chain. Boot the desktop. Paul -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: problems connecting using SCSI Disk Mode
Welcome to the world of SCSI VOODOO! First, many powerbooks need a terminator between them and the SCSI device. I usually do this by using a Centronix pass through terminator between the external device, then another terminator in the other Centronix jack. This should do it. Pass through terminators are the greatest! Paul i'll try something different tonight... i'll try hooking up the two powerbooks thru the 29 pins and cables connected to the Zip drive that has a terminator. the Zip is set to SCSI 6, the 5300 is SCSI 2 and the 3400 is SCSI 3. will let you know how it works... thanks for all the responses Jun Belen Get paid to read e-mail. I've used it and it works. Go to: http://www.MintMail.com/?m=654615 -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: problems connecting using SCSI Disk Mode
At 9:42 AM +0800 9/19/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i'll try something different tonight... i'll try hooking up the two powerbooks thru the 29 pins and cables connected to the Zip drive that has a terminator. the Zip is set to SCSI 6, the 5300 is SCSI 2 and the 3400 is SCSI 3. will let you know how it works... thanks for all the responses This is not going to work. Like someone else said, you can't do SCSI disk mode without all 30 pins, and you can't connect two powerbooks together like this. Settle for connecting SCSI peripherals with your 29 pin adapter, because that is ALL it will do. Paul -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
choices / CD-RW drives
Thanks for asking that question about the iBook options, Eric - I'm just trying to sort my way through a similar decision. Here in Australia it seems to be cheaper to get an external CD-RW. The upgrade price to an internal (8x4x24) CD-RW is around A$600 (i.e. around US$300), but for just under that I can get a La Cie USB/Firewire 16x10x40 drive with an 8Mb buffer and burn proof (buffer under-run protection) technology. How important is the buffer/ 'burn proof' feature? Is it less important for an internal drive than an external one? It seems to come down to a trade-off between the convenience of the internal drive vs the performance of the external one. Does anybody know about the performance of these drives? And would I use the DVD drive for anything more than playing movies? any thoughts or experiences would be much appreciated John -- PowerBooks is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 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 Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
