Thanks for the info Ken! This drive has what I assume as the big 50pin connector on it. Now I had an old old old SCSI scanner that had similar conenctions, but couldnt find the cable, so I dunno where I can find one of those.
Little more research tells me the Mac I have is an SE FDHD found here http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_classic/stats/mac_se_fdhd.html It says it comes with a 20 or 40Mb hdd (Which I assume the Jasmine DirectDrive 40 is, a 40mb hdd) and a "PDS expansion port" - I see the expansion port, so I'm going to assume I have the correct model. The only thing that would make me think diffrent is the copyright on my SE is 1988, and the website says it was introduced in 1989 - so I'm hoping the 1988 copyright on mine is because it's still an SE, just a newer model and thuse would have the old copyright. It doesnt have an internal harddrive, like the site states, but that may be because it has 2 floppy drives and thus no room for it. Is there any dis-assembly directions for the Mac SE so I can get inside without destroying it? Also that boot disk page offers most of the downloads as .bin, which I assume to be raw disk images - does this mean I can write them to a disk with my PC and have it still work? And is there anyplace to get accessories for this SE? Like perhaps a CD-ROM, ethernet, etc. And yet again, more questions, is it possible to hack a SCSI cable so I can use an old Ultra SCSI2 drive with the mac? Thanks for all your help, and sorry to bug you all - this is really my first mac since grade school. I keep trying to buy one at apple.com, but my credit sucks lol. ****************** Jeremy D. Pavleck [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Ken wrote: > My Reply follows quote. On 14/08/2003 22:15 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > >Hi all, > > I just got a Mac SE from a friend for free. No internal hdd, but I have > >an external one from "Jasmine Technologies" called DirectDrive 40. > >Firstly, there's no cables for the drive to connect to the mac, and I'm > >not sure what type of cable I'd need. And it also only gives me a sad mac > >when it's powered on with an install disk inserted. Any ideas or links on > >troubleshooting and such? iirc, it's a 16mhz with unknown amount of ram. > --------------- > The back of the SE has a 25 pin SCSI port. The type of cable you need > depends on what type of ports your external hard drive has (most are > either 25 pin like the Mac or big ones with 50 pins and a couple of > spring clips - C50). Most likely you will need a terminator on the unused > port of the drive. The SCSI ID number of the drive needs to be set to > something other than 1. > > For a startup disk you might start here: > > <http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/bootdisks.html> > > Ken > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> 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/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
