My Reply follows quote. On 18/05/2005 19:45 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
My Reply follows quote. On 18/05/2005 17:12 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
I have a 6100/60 with a non-functioning AppleCD 300Plus .
Hoping that someone on the list can advise whether this can be replaced
with a Sony CD-R/RW unit
so it is, in my experience no unit that is not labeled apple is bootable
on these machines, though it works perfectly as a scsi unit...
then, again, i managed to boot off one, but it then only seems my drive if
I boot the computer with the system CD in it... posted this once on the
list, weird
I use Sony CDU415 drives in a variety of units.. never has failed to boot,
although some units require command-option-shift-delete rather than just
holding down 'C'.
Also, I encountered the issue Andrei reports (CD drive only visible if the
system disk (actually any Mac bootable CD) is in the
very interested in the solution u provide to making the drive visible. can u
explain it for someone like me, that uses the Mac only every now and then?
I have MacOs 8.5 when this happens.
ANdrei
---
The question of whether computers can think is like the question of
whether submarines can swim.
In a message james grant tyner [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have a 6100/60 with a non-functioning AppleCD 300Plus . Hoping that
someone on the list can advise whether this can be replaced with a Sony CD-R/RW
unit (M# CRX17OE)that was OE in my G4 before I installed DVD-R/RW in same. Any
help
Absolutely right.
You'll have to find a SCSI replacement, end of story.
You can always think about a SCSI cd writer. Can be very useful.
David
--
1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and...
Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives |
-- Sonnet PowerLogix
