My Reply follows quote. On 14/11/2005 05:41 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >I recently picked up a IIci on Ebay which is working great. >From my old Mac IIcx, which doesn't work, I have an internal and external >hard drive. When hooking up the external drive to the IIci, it looks like >it's trying to boot from the external drive, could this be because it may >have a higher SCSI ID than the IIci's internal drive? Should I try to >reset the internal drives SCSI jumpers to a higher ID?
The internal drive on Macs is almost always set to "0" or no jumpers installed. I wouldn't mess with that drive if it boots with no external drive attached. >I don't know what >the external drive is set to (old CAi external w/software scsi control). >Can I put my old IIcx internal drive in the IIci and boot from it? I >wasn't sure if the two machines are close enough for System 7 to be able >to run properly? I was not aware that there was a way to control SCSI devices with "software SCSI control." At least as far as SCSI ID is concerned. All of the external SCSI devices I have come across have a switch that lets you set the ID or are labelled with a set SCSI ID. I know that there are software applications that let you start and stop a SCSI drive and such, but not adjust the SCSI ID. The internal drive from the IIcx may work in the IIci with no changes. The most likely error, assuming the drive is functional, would be a dialog saying something about an incompatible system. I would give it a go and see what happens. Ken -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
