You need to shut down the Duo before putting it into a full-size dock. This is in the manual, if you have it. But most minidocks allow docking in sleep mode.
--Dave 2009/4/19 Péter Mészáros <[email protected]>: > I have never really seen a Duo put in a dock while on... but who knows? > As for the hard drive space, it displays this info in the upper part of the > window when you double klick (open) the hard drive. Or you could just get > info? (cmd + i ) A 1 GB drive would work fine, just remember that it has to > be SCSI and not IDE. I am currently using a 2GB drive in my Duo (you have to > use a patched version of HD SC Setup if you are using a non-Apple drive, and > remember the HFS partion size limit...). > You can actually have 32 MB of RAM in the Duo! But you have to use a 28 MB > RAM card, and that is as good as it gets.... > Personally, I would use 7.5.5. It is essentially the same as 7.6.1 (the > latter having some more PPC optimizations, and little different interface) > and will still run quite nicely on 12 MB, but fly if you max the RAM to 32 > MB. And it's free. > //Peter > > > 2009/4/19 Cyrus <[email protected]> >> >> Well now that I have my Duo 230 up and running with a battery, I was >> surprised to find that... you can't put it in the Duo Dock or take it >> out without shutting it down. When I tried doing that, it came up with >> an alert (after I unplugged it from the dock again) that basically >> just said I tried to plug it into the dock, and you have to shut it >> down first. Is there some workaround or special software that allows >> it to be able to plug into the dock while it's on? I have System 7.5.5 >> installed on it currently. I've seen the Duo ads where it shows >> someone working on it, and they simply plug it into the dock, and it >> comes up with what was on the screen. Is this just deceptive >> marketing, or is that a feature of the DuoDock II or DuoDock Plus? >> Also, is there some way to see how much free space is left on the hard >> drive in System 7.5.5? I'm running out of room I think, and I'm >> thinking of putting another HD in the DuoDock. Would a 1Gb drive work, >> or is that too big? >> And third, using TattleTech, (Or About this Computer) it shows that it >> has 12Mb of RAM, whether it's in or out of the Dock. I'm pretty sure >> that there is more memory installed in the DuoDock, but I could be >> mistaken. What's the deal with that? Can it address more then 12Mb? >> MacTracker says it can have up to 24Mb. >> Oh and one more thing, I noticed it runs a little bit slower with >> System 7.5.5 then when I had System 7.1 on it. Would System 7.6.1 be >> an improvement, or just make it slow way down? I would like to get it >> networked with my Core 2 Duo iMac; I got very limited responses to a >> thread I started about that a few weeks ago, but I'm pretty sure it >> would be easier to network from 7.6.1 to 10.5 then 7.5.5... It almost >> works now, but Chooser just crashes when you try to connect. >> Well, thanks for reading through all that :) I'm eagerly waiting for >> everyone's answers! >> >> Cyrus >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
