Re: LC 630 / CD Rom replacement.
Thanks E McCann, the pickle, Mark for your help, Following your advice I checked at a new computer recycler on the Gold Coast. Surprised to find he had a new looking CD Rom, same vintage as the 630, so I picked it up for 15 $ Aus. Will get back to office on Monday and try it. Thanks again, Regards, Stuart. On Tuesday, Jan 28, 2003, at 02:52 Asia/Taipei, Mark Benson wrote: On Monday, Jan 27, 2003, at 13:09 Europe/London, the pickle wrote: What CD Roms can I use in the 630? Any particular specs apart from scsi? Not really :) You are better off, if you want a CD-ROM only, replacing it with another Apple badged unit. This will ensure maximum compatibility and also that you can boot from the CD drive. It also better ensures the drive will fit the 630 (see below). Stripped Apple SCSI units are pretty easy to find on LEM Swap and places like that. Will the 630 recognise a CD RW? Yep, quite nicely. Yes, using Toast 4.1.2 or earlier. It's not really worth going much faster than 4x CD-R though as the 68k probably can't manage a CD-R much faster. My 7300/200 struggled to write to a FireWire CD-RW at more than 12x, but that might well have been the FW card that sucked :). Any precautions? They can be a bit tricky to get out, but they're not too bad. You have to be *very* careful where the rear connectors are on the CD drive for the 630. The CD drive attaches to the computer via a series of edge connectors. These plug into the power, SCSI and Audio-out ports of the CD-ROM drive. If they are more than a few mm either side of where they should be it will not fit the machine without you modify the carrier inside the machine. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: http://fpm.gotdns.com Visit my Homepage: http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson Vintage Macs List Nanny Never send a human to do a machine's job. -The Matrix -- Quadlist 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 Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- Quadlist 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 Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: LC 630 / CD Rom replacement.
At 10:19 PM 1/26/2003, Stuart Saunders typed thusly: Will the 630 recognise a CD RW? I don't have brands or anything, but apparently the 640 (same thing, but with the DOS card integrated) I have had Toast on it when I got it - so apparently an external CD-RW was hooked up. Don't know how well it worked, I didn't have the CD-RW. -- Quadlist 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 Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: LC 630 / CD Rom replacement.
At 14:19 +0800 on 27/01/03, Stuart Saunders wrote: What CD Roms can I use in the 630? Any particular specs apart from scsi? Not really :) Will the 630 recognise a CD RW? Yep, quite nicely. Any precautions? They can be a bit tricky to get out, but they're not too bad. Also would like to put the HD just yanked from my orig iMac into the 630. Can this be done? How do I format it; I have heard that system 8.1 Just boot the 630 from the OS 8 disc *if you can*; if not, you can reformat the drive on the iMac before putting it in the 630. If that isn't an option, you could also just put the drive in the 630 and use one of the formatters in the FAQ to wipe out the drive once it's in there. -- the pickle FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml _ -- Quadlist 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 Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
Re: LC 630 / CD Rom replacement.
On Monday, Jan 27, 2003, at 13:09 Europe/London, the pickle wrote: What CD Roms can I use in the 630? Any particular specs apart from scsi? Not really :) You are better off, if you want a CD-ROM only, replacing it with another Apple badged unit. This will ensure maximum compatibility and also that you can boot from the CD drive. It also better ensures the drive will fit the 630 (see below). Stripped Apple SCSI units are pretty easy to find on LEM Swap and places like that. Will the 630 recognise a CD RW? Yep, quite nicely. Yes, using Toast 4.1.2 or earlier. It's not really worth going much faster than 4x CD-R though as the 68k probably can't manage a CD-R much faster. My 7300/200 struggled to write to a FireWire CD-RW at more than 12x, but that might well have been the FW card that sucked :). Any precautions? They can be a bit tricky to get out, but they're not too bad. You have to be *very* careful where the rear connectors are on the CD drive for the 630. The CD drive attaches to the computer via a series of edge connectors. These plug into the power, SCSI and Audio-out ports of the CD-ROM drive. If they are more than a few mm either side of where they should be it will not fit the machine without you modify the carrier inside the machine. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: http://fpm.gotdns.com Visit my Homepage: http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson Vintage Macs List Nanny Never send a human to do a machine's job. -The Matrix -- Quadlist 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 Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
LC 630 / CD Rom replacement.
I have an LC 630 which has given me great service and now I use as a Fax server. However, the CD Rom has just bought the farm. What CD Roms can I use in the 630? Any particular specs apart from scsi? Will the 630 recognise a CD RW? Any precautions? Also would like to put the HD just yanked from my orig iMac into the 630. Can this be done? How do I format it; I have heard that system 8.1 can allow HFS+ formatting, but I only have sys 8 and 8.5 on discs. I don't think 8.5 will work on a 630? TIA, Stuart. -- Quadlist 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 Quadlist info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml The FAQ:http://macfaq.org/ -- 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/ Using a Mac? Free email more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
